Economics of the Health Workforce 2013: Program
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July 2013 at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
| Saturday 6 July 2013 | |
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| 9.45 - 10.15am | Opening Session |
Anthony Scott, University of Melbourne Ian Crettenden, Health Workforce Australia |
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| 10.15 - 11.05am | Session 1 |
Chair: Anthony Scott, University of Melbourne Revisiting the returns to education in a licensed profession: Has the value of a baccalaureate degree in nursing changed? Presenter: Joanne Spetz, University of California, San Francisco Discussant: Sean Nicholson, Cornell University |
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| 11.05 - 11.35am | Morning Tea |
| 11.35am - 12.25pm | Session 2 |
Chair: Akiko Maeda, The World Bank Professional education preferences and international migration: implications for health workforce policy from a discrete choice experiment among pharmacists Presenter: Gillian Stynes, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Discussant: Krishna Rao, Public Health Foundation of India |
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| 12.25 - 1.30pm | Lunch |
| 1.30 - 3.10pm | Session 3 |
Chair: Joanne Spetz, University of California, San Francisco Employment Duration in the Direct Care Labor Market: the Role of Macroeconomic Conditions |
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| The use of alternative preference elicitation methods in complex discrete choice experiments Presenter: Hong il Yoo, University of New South Wales Discussant: Duane Blaauw, University of the Witwatersrand |
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| 3.10 - 3.40pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3.40 - 4.30pm | Session 4 |
Chair: Edson C. Araújo, The World Bank Altruism and Self-Selection into Rural Jobs in Developing Countries: Evidence from Nurses in South Africa |
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| 7.00 for 7.30pm | Conference Dinner, Sailors Thai, Downstairs, 106 George Street, The Rocks |
| Sunday, 7 July 2013 | |
| 8.30 - 10.10am | Session 5 |
Chair: Allie Kibwika-Muyinda, African Health Economics and Policy Association Take the money and run? Hypothetic fee variations and French GPs’ labour supply |
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| Obligatory Service Requirement and Physician Specialist Distribution in Turkey Presenter: Dr Burcay Erus, Bogazici University Discussant: Edson C. Araújo, The World Bank |
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| 10.10 - 10.40am | Morning tea |
| 10.40am - 12.20pm | Session 6 |
Chair: Bob Elliott, University of Aberdeen Nurses’ labour supply elasticities: the importance of accounting for extensive margins |
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| Reed bends but never breaks. GPs’ workload and response to epidemic cycles Presenter: Alain Paraponaris, Aix-Marseille University (cancelled) Discussant: Tor Iversen, University of Oslo |
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| 12.20 - 1.20pm | Lunch |
| 1.20 - 2.10pm | Session 7 |
Chair: Bob Elliott, University of Aberdeen Get a Life? The Impact of the European Working Time Directive: The Case of UK Doctors |
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| 2.10 - 2.20pm | Conclusion |
| Bob Elliott, University of Aberdeen | |