May 2, 2008

The market for nurses

We hear a lot of talk about the shortage of nurses in California and elsewhere. A federal study recently projected a shortage of 1 million nurses nationwide by 2020. But this article by a Georgia economist says not to worry. Rising wages and an expansion of training programs, he predicts, will increase the supply of nurses to meet the demand. In fact, he says, it's already happening.

Posted by dweintraub on May 2, 2008 7:56 AM