Gender, family status and physician labour supply

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 17-25

  Wang, Chao ^a,b   Sweetman, Arthur ^a,c,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CAPITAL UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (China)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canada; Economics of the family; Male female gaps; Physician labour supply; Work hours

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; LABOR MARKET; LABOR SUPPLY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MARRIED MAN; MARRIED WOMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN LABOR SUPPLY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKING TIME;

CANADA; ECONOMICS OF THE FAMILY; MALE-FEMALE GAPS; PHYSICIAN LABOUR SUPPLY; WORK HOURS;

CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

CANADA;

EID: 84881364127     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.06.018     Document Type: Article

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