Kan lönenivån förklara bristen på specialistsjuksköterskor? En studie om lönepremien för specialistsjuksköterskor
(2021) NEKH03 20202Department of Economics
- Abstract (Swedish)
- This study examines if the shortage of specialist nurses is caused by low wages. The economic return of education for specialist nurses in Region Skåne has been regressed by estimates of the wage premiums. By using wage data from Region Skåne, an extended version of the Mincer equation has been performed. The results show that the wage premium for a specialist nurse is 12.3 percent. The results provide support for the human capital model where education is a
fundamental determinant of economic performance. Despite the relatively high
wage premium, there is still a shortage of specialist nurses. This gives rise to questions concerning other factors affecting the labor market for specialist nurses. In addition, the problem of ability bias... (More) - This study examines if the shortage of specialist nurses is caused by low wages. The economic return of education for specialist nurses in Region Skåne has been regressed by estimates of the wage premiums. By using wage data from Region Skåne, an extended version of the Mincer equation has been performed. The results show that the wage premium for a specialist nurse is 12.3 percent. The results provide support for the human capital model where education is a
fundamental determinant of economic performance. Despite the relatively high
wage premium, there is still a shortage of specialist nurses. This gives rise to questions concerning other factors affecting the labor market for specialist nurses. In addition, the problem of ability bias has been discussed, where individuals with an inherent ability tend to obtain more schooling and perform better at the labor market. Further research is therefore required in order to estimate the returns of education when ability bias is controlled for. (Less)
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- author
- Tolvers Hamberg, Alice LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- NEKH03 20202
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- specialistsjuksköterska, lönepremie, utbildning
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9036587
- date added to LUP
- 2021-03-11 12:11:02
- date last changed
- 2021-03-11 12:11:02
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