Do wages matter?: A backward bend in the 2004 California RN labor supply

Tellez, Michelle, Spetz, Joanne, Seago, Jean Ann, Harrington, Charlene M. and Kitchener, Martin James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6249-557X 2009. Do wages matter?: A backward bend in the 2004 California RN labor supply. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice 10 (3) , pp. 195-203. 10.1177/1527154409354386

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Abstract

Using data from the 2004 California Board of Registered Nursing Survey, a two-stage least-square equation was estimated to examine the effect of wages on hours worked by female registered nurses. Wages were found to have a nonlinear effect on hours worked, with a backward bending supply curve. Wages had a positive effect on the average hours worked per week up to $24.99 per hour and a negative effect between $30.00 and $100.00 per hour when compared with the wage category of $25.00 to $29.99. Results suggest that wages are important to secure the labor supply but do not increase aggregate supply beyond a wage threshold.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Registered nurse supply ; Wages ; Labor economics ; Backward bend
Publisher:	Sage
ISSN:	1527-1544
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 08:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/18136

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