Do wages matter?: A backward bend in the 2004 california RN labor supply

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-203

  Tellez, Michelle ^a   Spetz, Joanne ^b   Seago, Jean Ann ^b   Harrington, Charlene M ^b   Kitchener, Martin ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backward bend; Labor economics; Registered nurse supply; Wages

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 76249103942     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154409354386     Document Type: Article

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