Abstract
This novel application of spatial wage theory to health service labour markets analyses the competitiveness of nurse's pay and how this differs between local labour markets in Britain. A switching regression model is estimated to derive standardised spatial wage differentials (SSWDs) for nurses and their comparators. An SSWD gap is constructed and its relationship to vacancies estimated. A reduction in the gap in a local area is shown to result in an increase in the long-term vacancy rate for National Health Service (NHS) nurses. The competitiveness of nursing pay is shown to have a strong effect on the ability of the NHS to attract and retain nurses. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 190-212 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Journal of Health Economics |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2007 |
Keywords
- spatial wage differentials
- vacancies
- nurses
- wage differentials
- sector
- selection
- earnings
- policy
- UK
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