Arbeitspapier
Financial subsidies and the shortage of primary care physicians
The shortage of primary care physicians is a global healthcare problem, especially in rural areas. In this paper, we analyse the choice of location of primary care physicians and estimate the causal effect of financial incentives on the supply of primary care physicians in underserved areas. Our analysis is based on a quasi-experimental setting from Hungary. After 2015, primary care physicians could receive financial subsidy if they filled such a primary care position which has been vacant for at least a year, the amount of the subsidy increasing with the duration of the vacancy. Our results suggest that targeted financial incentives can help fill long-time vacant primary care positions but cannot completely eliminate primary care shortages. We also provide evidence on the role of demographic characteristics and individual preferences in the location choice of primary care physicians.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: KRTK-KTI Working Papers ; No. KRTK-KTI WP - 2022/10
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General
Analysis of Health Care Markets
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- Thema
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primary care
physician shortage
financial subsidy
location choice
Hungary
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Bíró, Anikó
Imre, Blanka
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
- (wo)
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Budapest
- (wann)
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2022
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Bíró, Anikó
- Imre, Blanka
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
Entstanden
- 2022
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