Wage expectation, information and the decision to become a nurse
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Contrary to common perceptions, the expected wage plays a positive and statistically significant role in the decision to become a nurse. Further, understating a nurse’s wage decreases the probability of becoming one. The empirical results lead to two important policy implications. First, increasing the wage may help to overcome the shortage observed in many countries. Second, providing information on the (relative) wage may be a successful strategy to attract more individuals into this profession.
Philipp Kugler: Wage expectation, information and the decision to becomea nurse, IAW Discussions Papers No. 135, January 2021