-sectional estimates indicate a hospital RN wage advantage of roughly 20%. This paper examines possible sources of the hospital premium, a … authors conclude that the remainder of the advantage probably reflects compensating differentials for hospital disamenities …. Supporting these conclusions is evidence that hospital RNs have higher cognitive ability and higher-quality job experience than …

Rolling waves of consolidation have significantly decreased the number of hospital systems in the U.S. potentially … affecting industry quality, prices, efficiency, wages and more. This research concerns the growth in hospital system … via matching methods to define MSA-specific samples of workers analogous to nurses outside of the hospital sector. This …