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Office triage and the physician's supply curve

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Bradford, WD; Martin, RE
Published in: Empirical Economics
June 1, 1995

This paper contains a theoretical and empirical model of the physician firm. The utility maximizing physician chooses the number of hours of labor to supply and the mix between patient visits and time per visit. Theory suggests that a serious specification error may occur if one estimates the labor supply curve and patient demand curve without simultaneously estimating the mix between patient visits and time per visit. A Chi-Square specification test reveals that this "triage" model statistically dominates the simple supply/demand model. Estimation results indicate relevant backward-bending labor and negatively sloped service supply functions. © 1995 Physica-Verlag.

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Empirical Economics

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EISSN

1435-8921

ISSN

0377-7332

Publication Date

June 1, 1995

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

303 / 323

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
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Bradford, W. D., & Martin, R. E. (1995). Office triage and the physician's supply curve. Empirical Economics, 20(2), 303–323. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01205441
Bradford, W. D., and R. E. Martin. “Office triage and the physician's supply curve.” Empirical Economics 20, no. 2 (June 1, 1995): 303–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01205441.
Bradford WD, Martin RE. Office triage and the physician's supply curve. Empirical Economics. 1995 Jun 1;20(2):303–23.
Bradford, W. D., and R. E. Martin. “Office triage and the physician's supply curve.” Empirical Economics, vol. 20, no. 2, June 1995, pp. 303–23. Scopus, doi:10.1007/BF01205441.
Bradford WD, Martin RE. Office triage and the physician's supply curve. Empirical Economics. 1995 Jun 1;20(2):303–323.
Journal cover image

Published In

Empirical Economics

DOI

EISSN

1435-8921

ISSN

0377-7332

Publication Date

June 1, 1995

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

303 / 323

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 14 Economics