The Impact of Hospitals on Local Labor Markets: Going Beyond IMPLAN
| dc.creator | Mandich, Anne M. | |
| dc.creator | Dorfman, Jeffrey H. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T19:56:22Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T08:00:07Z | |
| dc.description | This study examines the impact of hospitals on local labor markets in rural and urban counties. We measure the ability of hospitals, particularly in rural communities, to attract non-health related employment and provide higher wage jobs to residents based on their education level. Results find hospital employees with an associate’s degree can expect a 21.4% wage premium, when compared to alternative opportunities, and those with a bachelor’s degree can earn 12.2% more working in a hospital. Hospitals are shown to be positively related to overall employment as well as exhibit positive employment spill-over. For rural counties, a short-term general hospital is associated with 599 jobs in the county; 60 of which are hospital based and 499 are non-healthcare related. With the positive benefits on wages and non-healthcare job growth, hospitals have measurable positive labor market outcomes above their primary objective of providing health care access, particularly in rural counties. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.169791 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/169791/files/Hospital%20Employment%20Final.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/169791 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/594508 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/169791 | |
| dc.title | The Impact of Hospitals on Local Labor Markets: Going Beyond IMPLAN | |
| dc.type | Text |