The migration of UK trained GPs to Australia: Does risk attitude matter?

Marjon van der Pol; Anthony Scott; Alastair Irvine

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.09.003

doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.09.003

The migration of UK trained GPs to Australia: Does risk attitude matter?

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Health Policy3.30

Volume: 123, Issue: 11, Pages: 1093 - 1099

Published: Nov 1, 2019

Abstract

Little is known about the drivers of migration of GPs. Risk attitude may play an important role as migration is fundamentally a risky decision that balances the risks of staying with the risks associated with leaving. This paper examines the association between risk attitudes and the migration of UK GPs to Australia. GPs who qualified in the UK but work in Australia and who responded to the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life...