Training to become a physician involves long work hours that can be physically demanding, particularly for surgeons …. Are birth outcomes of physician mothers affected as a result? Using Texas birth data from 2007-2014, we compared birth …

A substantial literature has studied the influence of malpractice pressure on physician behavior. However, these … to patients with conditions similar to what the physician is reported for. The results suggest significant, if modest …

(self-protection) or size (self-insurance) of a loss. However, in the case of liability risk, especially physician responses …

customs. We find evidence suggesting, however, that physician practices may respond more significantly upon a substantive …