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Do higher salaries lower physician migration?

Edward N Okeke¹

¹RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA. Tel: +1-412-683-2300.

Health Policy and Planning

|July 30, 2013

Summary

Raising health worker salaries in developing countries may reduce migration. A study in Ghana found a 10% decrease in Ghanaian doctors abroad after a wage increase program, though results need cautious interpretation.

Area of Science:

Health Economics
International Migration Studies
Global Health Workforce

Background:

Low wages are a significant driver of health professional migration from developing to developed countries.
There is a pressing need to understand the impact of financial incentives on retaining healthcare workers in underserved regions.

Purpose of the Study:

To estimate the effect of increased health worker salaries on physician migration from a developing country.
To provide empirical evidence on the relationship between wage policies and the brain drain of medical professionals.

Main Methods:

Utilized aggregate panel data from 16 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
Analyzed the impact of a specific wage increase program implemented in Ghana on physician migration patterns.

Keywords:

Africa Brain drain migration physicians

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Main Results:

A 10% reduction in the foreign stock of Ghanaian doctors was observed approximately 6 years post-program implementation, relative to a counterfactual scenario.
The findings indicate a potential link between salary improvements and reduced physician emigration.

Conclusions:

Increasing health worker salaries in developing nations may be an effective strategy to mitigate professional migration.
Further research is warranted to confirm these findings, considering the sensitivity to model specifications.