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A Panel Data Study of Physicians’ Labor Supply: The Case of Norway

Baltagi, Badi H.; Bratberg, Espen; Holmås, Tor Helge
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2003-03
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Abstract
Physicians are key personnel in a sector which is important due to its size as well as the quality of service it provides. We estimate the labor supply of physicians employed at hospitals in Norway, using personnel register data merged with other public records. A dynamic labor supply equation is estimated using a sample of 1303 physicians observed over the period 1993–97. The methods of estimation are GMM and system GMM. We reject the static model in favor of a dynamic model and obtain a long-run wage elasticity of about 0.55. This is considerably higher than previously estimated for physicians, in particular for those who are not self-employed.
 
Leger er nøkkelpersonell i helsesektoren og følgelig sentrale i forhold til å sikre et tilstrekkelig tilbud av helsetjenester. Gitt en knapphet på leger er det derfor av stor betydning å studere hvordan endringer i legenes lønn påvirker arbeidstilbudet. I denne artikkelen estimerer vi arbeidstilbudet til leger ansatt på norske sykehus. Data er hentet fra et lønns- og personell register (PAI), koblet med data fra SSB. Fra disse dataene bruker vi et utvalget bestående av 1303 leger som vi observerer fra 1993–1997. Vi estimerer dynamiske paneldata modeller (GMM og system-GMM), og avviser en statisk modell til fordel for den dynamiske. Resultatene indikerer en langsiktig lønnselastisitet på 0.55, noe som er betydelig høyere enn tidligere estimater av legenes lønnselastisitet.
 
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3-2003
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