作者：Cabral, Marika; Dillender, Marcus
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; National Bureau of Economic Research; Vanderbilt University
摘要：Little is known about what drives gender disparities in health care and related social insurance benefits. Using data and variation from the Texas workers' compensation program, we study the impact of gender match between doctors and patients on medical evaluations and associated disability benefits. Compared to differences among their male patient counterparts, female patients randomly assigned a female doctor rather than a male doctor are 5.2 percent more likely to be evaluated as disabled a...
