Differences in income between male and female academic physicians are well known, but
differences for community physicians and career differences in income have not been …

Early research on the returns to higher education treated the postsecondary system as a
monolith. In reality, postsecondary education in the United States and around the world is …

Physician practices are increasingly being acquired by hospitals and health systems.
Despite evidence that this type of vertical integration is profitable for hospitals, the …

We measure the importance of increasing returns to scale and trade in medical services.
Using Medicare claims data, we document that “imported” medical care—services produced …

Background Healthcare has been identified as a job engine during recent recessions in the
US Whether the healthcare sector provides better than average pay remains a question …

The Canadian tax system features exceptionally low rates of corporate taxation for small
businesses, together with a system of corporate-personal tax integration. While in principle …

To address regional inequities in access to healthcare, the US government designates
primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). Several programs use these …

Importance A better understanding of the association between family structure and sex gaps
in physician earnings and hours worked over the life cycle is needed to advance policies …

Proposals to create a national health care plan such as “Medicare for All” rely heavily on
reducing the prices that insurers pay for health care. These changes affect physicians' short …

Physicians are typically paid for services completed. Yet, they provide different types of
services with different prices, introducing a multitasking element to their labour‐supply …