This paper examines the labor market for registered nurses using data from the Current Population Survey from 1973 through 1994 and the Sample Survey of Registered Nurses for 1984, 1988 and 1992. Major changes in the hospital industry including movement to primary care nursing, Medicare's...

Registered nurses (RNs) employed in hospitals realize a large wage advantage relative to RNs employed elsewhere. Cross-sectional estimates indicate a hospital RN wage advantage of roughly 20%. This paper examines possible sources of the hospital premium, a topic of some interest given the...

This paper presents conflicting evidence on trends in private sector union and nonunion wages. The BLS quarterly Employment Cost Index (ECI), constructed from establishment surveys, uses fixed weights applied to wage changes among matched job quotes. The ECI shows a substantial decrease in wage...