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Minding the Shop: The Case of Obstetrics Conferences

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2007-05

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Gans, Joshua S
Leigh, Andrew
Varganova, Elena

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Canberra, ACT: Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University

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.

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timing of births, medical care, obstetrics, conference scheduling

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/45272

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ANU Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Working/Technical Paper

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Open Access

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