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Does Diversity Matter for Health? Experimental Evidence from Oakland

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Alsan, Marcella, Garrick, Owen, Graziani, Grant·2018·National Bureau of Economic Research
DOI 10.3386/w24787
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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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Authors
Alsan, M., Garrick, O., & Graziani, G.
Affiliations
National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
ORCID
Alsan, Marcella
Venue
National Bureau of Economic Research
Publisher
National Bureau of Economic Research
Published
2018-06
DOI
10.3386/w24787
OpenAlex
W3123508566
Cited by
160
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 2
Type
report
Language
en
Open access
Locations
National Bureau of Economic Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • 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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