Analyzing Markets for Health Workers: Insights from Labor and Health Economics

By Barbara McPake, Anthony Scott and Ijeoma Edoka (2014)

ISBN (paperback) 978-1-4648-0224-9

ISBN (epub) 978-1-4648-0225-6

This book provides an overview of the key issues when attempting to apply economics to the analysis of health workers' labour markets. Though much has been written and planned about health human resources, a major weakness with most of the analysis is that it does not use an economic perspective. The use of an explicit economic framework moves the focus away from simplistic but costly policy responses, such as training more doctors and nurses, towards better understanding the role of incentives, productivity, and the distribution of health workers. This is a useful resource for health workforce planners and those researching the health workforce.

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