The effect of incentive policies on the practice location of doctors: A multinomial probit analysis

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 703-732

  Bolduc, Denis ^a   Fortin, Bernard ^a   Fournier, Marc André ^a  

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EID: 0030486805     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209828     Document Type: Article

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