Variations in labor supply between female and male hospital physicians: Results from a modern welfare state

Health Policy

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-82

  Johannessen, Karl Arne ^a   Hagen, Terje P ^b  

^a The Employers Organization Spekter   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Labor supply; Physicians; Working hours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGER; MANUAL LABOR; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN INCOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORWAY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; SEXISM;

EID: 84864850757     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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