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Does Diversity Matter for Health? Experimental Evidence from Oakland
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We study the effect of physician workforce diversity on the demand for preventive care among African-American men.In an experiment in Oakland, California, we randomize black men to black or non-black male medical doctors.We use a two-stage design, measuring decisions before (pre-consultation) and after (post-consultation) meeting their assigned doctor.Subjects select a similar number of preventives in the preconsultation stage, but are much more likely to select every preventive service, particularly invasive services, once meeting with a racially concordant doctor.Our findings suggest black doctors could reduce the black-white male gap in cardiovascular mortality by 19%.
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- Alsan, M., Garrick, O., & Graziani, G.
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- National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
- ORCID
- Alsan, Marcella
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- National Bureau of Economic Research
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- National Bureau of Economic Research
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- 2018-06
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- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Keywords
- physician workforce diversity, racial concordance, preventive medicine, African American men, racial disparities in health, cardiovascular mortality, health care demand, physician-patient interaction
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