Compensating differentials and unmeasured ability in the labor market for nurses: why do hospitals pay more?
Registered nurses (RNs) employed in hospitals realize a large wage advantage relative to RNs employed elsewhere . Cross-sectional estimates indicate a hospital RN wage advantage of roughly 20%. This paper examines possible sources of the hospital premium, a topic of some interest given the current...
| Publicado en: | Industrial & Labor Relations Review Vol. 50; pp. 557 - 580 |
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Cornell University
July 1997
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