The male-female gap in physician earnings: Evidence from a public health insurance system

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1184-1200

  Theurl, Engelbert ^a   Winner, Hannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

health care financing; physician earnings; wage composition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL FEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AUSTRIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PUBLIC SECTOR; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 79960918293     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1663     Document Type: Article

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