A Labor Market Approach to the Crisis of Health Care Professionals in Africa

dc.contributor.author	Andalón, Mabel
dc.contributor.author	Fields, Gary S.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-17T16:58:17Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-17T16:58:17Z
dc.date.issued	2011-02-01
dc.description.abstract	This paper adopts a labor market economics perspective to understanding the crisis of healthcare professionals in Africa. Five challenges resulting from this crisis are identified: a production challenge, an underutilization challenge, a distributional challenge, a performance challenge, and a financing challenge. Differences between the labor market approach and others used in the health field are noted. We conclude that more empirical data, a full labor market analysis, and the use of social benefit-cost criteria are all needed before policy recommendations to address any of these challenges can be confidently offered.
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dc.identifier.other	4370075
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/74742
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.rights	Required Publisher Statement: Copyright held by the authors.
dc.subject	labor market
dc.subject	health care
dc.subject	Africa
dc.title	A Labor Market Approach to the Crisis of Health Care Professionals in Africa
dc.type	article
local.authorAffiliation	Andalón, Mabel: University of Melbourne
local.authorAffiliation	Fields, Gary S.: gsf2@cornell.edu Cornell University

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