The utility-maximizing self-employed physician.

We estimate a model of utility-maximizing physician behavior. Our model accounts for the interdependence of physician input, output, and work/leisure choices, and includes an endogenous virtual wage for physician own time in the medical practice. We find that solo practitioners respond to increase...

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Publicado en:Journal of Human Resources Vol. 32; pp. 98 - 129
Autores principales: Thornton, James, Eakin, B. Kelly
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Press Winter97
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