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100	1		_aReyes, Jessica Wolpaw.
245	1	0	_aDo Female Physicians Capture Their Scarcity Value? The Case of OB/GYNs / _cJessica Wolpaw Reyes.
260			_aCambridge, Mass. _bNational Bureau of Economic Research _c2006.
300			_a1 online resource: _billustrations (black and white);
490	1		_aNBER working paper series _vno. w12528
500			_aSeptember 2006.
520	3		_aThis paper analyzes how the imperfectly competitive market for Obstetricians and Gynecologists clears in the face of an excess demand for female OB/GYNs. This excess demand results from the convergence of three factors: i) all OB/GYN patients are women, ii) many women prefer to be treated by a female OB/GYN, iii) only a small portion of OB/GYNs are female. The paper finds that both money and non-money prices adjust: female OB/GYNs charge higher fees and also have longer waiting times. Furthermore, these effects are mediated by institutional structure: in contract settings in which money prices are rigid (i.e. managed care), waiting times are more likely to adjust, and in settings in which money prices are more flexible, the reverse occurs. In the end, female OB/GYNs are able to capture some of the value of the preferred service they provide but do not entirely close the gender income gap.
530			_aHardcopy version available to institutional subscribers
538			_aSystem requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
588	0		_aPrint version record
690		7	_aI1 - Health _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
690		7	_aJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
690		7	_aJ44 - Professional Labor Markets • Occupational Licensing _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
710	2		_aNational Bureau of Economic Research.
830		0	_aWorking Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) _vno. w12528.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w12528
856			_yAcceso en línea al DOI _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w12528
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