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The labor supply of registered nurses in Finland: the effect of wages and working conditions

verfasst von: T. Kankaanranta, P. Rissanen

Erschienen in: The European Journal of Health Economics | Ausgabe 2/2009

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Abstract

Many countries report, to varying degrees, of suffering from a shortage of nurses. We examined both pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors that may be associated with nurses’ labor supply. We approximated a classical labor supply model and calculated the wage elasticities of hours of work and participation. Even though the wage elasticity was quite small, the effect on the hours supplied was significant. However, wages alone may not sufficiently increase the labor supply from the current stock of nurses; other elements, such as contractual conditions, seem to play an important role as well.

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Titel: The labor supply of registered nurses in Finland: the effect of wages and working conditions
verfasst von: T. Kankaanranta
P. Rissanen
Publikationsdatum: 01.05.2009
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: The European Journal of Health Economics / Ausgabe 2/2009
Print ISSN: 1618-7598
Elektronische ISSN: 1618-7601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-008-0116-3

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