Nonprofit/for-profit status and earning differentials in the Japanese at-home elderly care industry: Evidence from micro-level data on home helpers and staff nurses

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-120

  Noguchi, Haruko ^a   Shimizutani, Satoshi ^b  

^a Toyo Eiwa University   (Japan)

^b HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heckman's two stage approach; Home helpers; Japanese long term care insurance; Long term care; Nonprofit wage premium; Nursing home; Quality of care; Staff nurses

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846805789     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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