Data requirements for the economic analysis of health labor markets

Anthony Scott; Edson C. Araujo; Genta Menkulasi; Robert Cohen

doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-0931-6_ch2

Data requirements for the economic analysis of health labor markets

Anthony Scott, Edson C. Araujo, Genta Menkulasi, Robert Cohen

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Abstract

Provides an overview of the suitability of existing human resources for health (HRH) datasets for health labor market (HLM) analysis, and proposes strategies to fill the existing data gaps by building upon existing data collections in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The application of HLM analysis has potential to provide a deeper understanding of health workforce dynamics and provide additional evidence and insights for solving HRH challenges. The use of an explicit labor economic framework moves the focus away from simplistic policy responses such as “train more nurses and physicians” toward understanding more carefully the role of incentives, productivity, and the distribution of health workers. Descriptive labor market analysis helps establish the nature and extent of labor market disequilibrium, while causal labor market analysis aims to identify the effects of changes in labor market conditions or regulation on the behavior of both employers and workers, and on the value of these changes to society.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Health Labor Market Analyses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Subtitle of host publication	An Evidence-Based Approach
Editors	Richard M Scheffler, Christopher H Herbst, Christophe Lemiere, Jim Campbell
Place of Publication	Washington DC USA
Publisher	The World Bank
Chapter	2
Pages	31-48
Number of pages	18
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781464809323
ISBN (Print)	9781464809316
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0931-6_ch2
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Directions in Development: Human Development

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Scott, A., Araujo, E. C., Menkulasi, G., & Cohen, R. (2016). Data requirements for the economic analysis of health labor markets. In R. M. Scheffler, C. H. Herbst, C. Lemiere, & J. Campbell (Eds.), Health Labor Market Analyses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Evidence-Based Approach (1st ed., pp. 31-48). (Directions in Development: Human Development). The World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0931-6_ch2

Scott, Anthony ; Araujo, Edson C. ; Menkulasi, Genta et al. / Data requirements for the economic analysis of health labor markets. Health Labor Market Analyses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Evidence-Based Approach. editor / Richard M Scheffler ; Christopher H Herbst ; Christophe Lemiere ; Jim Campbell. 1st. ed. Washington DC USA : The World Bank, 2016. pp. 31-48 (Directions in Development: Human Development).

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Scott, A, Araujo, EC, Menkulasi, G & Cohen, R 2016, Data requirements for the economic analysis of health labor markets. in RM Scheffler, CH Herbst, C Lemiere & J Campbell (eds), Health Labor Market Analyses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Evidence-Based Approach. 1st edn, Directions in Development: Human Development, The World Bank, Washington DC USA, pp. 31-48. https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0931-6_ch2

Data requirements for the economic analysis of health labor markets. / Scott, Anthony; Araujo, Edson C.; Menkulasi, Genta et al.
Health Labor Market Analyses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Evidence-Based Approach. ed. / Richard M Scheffler; Christopher H Herbst; Christophe Lemiere; Jim Campbell. 1st. ed. Washington DC USA: The World Bank, 2016. p. 31-48 (Directions in Development: Human Development).

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Scott A, Araujo EC, Menkulasi G, Cohen R. Data requirements for the economic analysis of health labor markets. In Scheffler RM, Herbst CH, Lemiere C, Campbell J, editors, Health Labor Market Analyses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Evidence-Based Approach. 1st ed. Washington DC USA: The World Bank. 2016. p. 31-48. (Directions in Development: Human Development). doi: 10.1596/978-1-4648-0931-6_ch2