What determines the income gap between French male and female GPs - the role of medical practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In many OECD countries, the gender differences in physicians' pay favour male doctors. Due to the feminisation of the doctor profession, it is essential to measure this income gap in the French context of Fee-for-service payment (FFS) and then to precisely identify its determinants. The objective of this study is to measure and analyse the 2008 income gap between males and females general practitioners (GPs). This paper focuses on the role of gender medical practices differentials among GPs working in private practice in the southwest region of France.

Methods

Using data from 339 private-practice GPs, we measured an average gender income gap of approximately 26% in favour of men. Using the decomposition method, we examined the factors that could explain gender dis

SUBMITTER: Dumontet M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3515453 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature