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Gender Preference and Equilibrium in the Imperfectly Competitive Market for Physician Services

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  • Jessica Wolpaw Reyes

    ([1] Department of Economics, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, USA.
    [2] National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA)

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I analyze how the imperfectly competitive market for obstetricians and gynecologists (ob-gyns) clears in the face of an excess demand for female ob-gyns. This excess demand arises because all ob-gyn patients are women, many women prefer a female ob-gyn, and only a small portion of ob-gyns are female. I find that both money and non-money prices adjust: female ob-gyns charge higher fees and also have longer waiting times. Furthermore, institutional structure matters: waiting times adjust more when fees are inflexible. In the end, female ob-gyns capture some but not all of the value of the preferred service they provide. Eastern Economic Journal (2008) 34, 325–346. doi:10.1057/palgrave.eej.9050033

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  • Jessica Wolpaw Reyes, 2008. "Gender Preference and Equilibrium in the Imperfectly Competitive Market for Physician Services," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 34(3), pages 325-346.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:easeco:v:34:y:2008:i:3:p:325-346
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    1. Stefanie Schurer & Daniel Kuehnle & Anthony Scott & Terence Chai Cheng, 2012. "One Man's Blessing, Another Woman's Curse? Family Factors and the Gender-Earnings Gap of Doctors," Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series wp2012n24, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne.
    2. Stefanie Schurer & Daniel Kuehnle & Anthony Scott & Terence C. Cheng, 2016. "A Man's Blessing or a Woman's Curse? The Family Earnings Gap of Doctors," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(3), pages 385-414, July.
    3. Gallen, Yana & Wasserman, Melanie, 2023. "Does information affect homophily?," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 222(C).

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