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Minding the Shop: The Case of Obstetrics Conferences
Joshua S. Gans University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School; University of Melbourne - Department of Economics Andrew Leigh Australian National University - Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences Elena Varganova Australian National University May 2007 Australian National University Centre for Economic Policy Research Discussion Paper No. 551 Abstract: We estimate the impact of annual obstetricians and gynecologists' conferences on births in Australia and the United States. In both countries, the number of births drops by 1 to 4 percent during the days on which these conferences are held. We argue that for this reason professional obstetrics societies should reconsider the timing of their annual conferences to accommodate the lowest natural birth rate in the year.
Keywords: timing of births, medical care, obstetrics, conference scheduling JEL Classifications: I12, J13, J44 Working Paper SeriesDate posted: December 04, 2006 ; Last revised: September 04, 2007Suggested CitationContact Information
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