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Health sector employment growth calls for improvements in labor productivity

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  • Hofmarcher, Maria M.
  • Festl, Eva
  • Bishop-Tarver, Leslie

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While rising costs of healthcare have put increased fiscal pressure on public finance, job growth in the health sector has had a stabilizing force on overall employment levels – not least in times of economic crises.

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  • Hofmarcher, Maria M. & Festl, Eva & Bishop-Tarver, Leslie, 2016. "Health sector employment growth calls for improvements in labor productivity," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(8), pages 894-902.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:120:y:2016:i:8:p:894-902
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.06.001
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