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Do French Low-Income GPs Choose to Work Less ?

Samson, Anne-Laure (2011), Do French Low-Income GPs Choose to Work Less ?, Health Economics, 20, 9, p. 1110-1125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.1770

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Date
2011-09
Journal name
Health Economics
Volume
20
Number
9
Publisher
Wiley
Pages
1110-1125
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Author(s)
Samson, Anne-Laure
Abstract (EN)
In France, a significant number of General Practitioners (GPs) earn less than 1.5 times the French minimum salary. Using a representative panel of self-employed GPs over the years 1993-2004, this paper tests whether these low-income GPs choose to work less than all other GPs or whether they are constrained to do so. The test is based on measuring reactions to positive and negative demand shocks. As low-income GPs do not increase activity in response to a positive demand shock but decrease activity in response to a negative demand shock, it appears that their low-income status is attributable to a strong preference for leisure.
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General Practitioners
JEL
J44 - Professional Labor Markets; Occupational Licensing
J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
I11 - Analysis of Health Care Markets