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Abstract
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Before
We will recruit licensed, practicing U.S. physicians via email and compensate them for participating in an online survey. After screening for eligibility, non-unionized physicians will be randomly assigned to a control group or to one of two treatment groups that view a brief video highlighting either the compensation benefits or patient-care benefits of physician unionization. The sample will be regionally representative and balanced across primary care physicians and specialists, with a separate sample of Emergency Medicine physicians. The survey is designed to measure physicians’ preferences and beliefs regarding collective action and their motivations for practicing medicine, as well as their use of AI and experience with COVID.
Non-unionized physicians will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: a control group or one of two treatment groups. Physicians in the treatment groups will watch a two-minute video describing either the compensation benefits or the patient-care benefits of physician unionization. After the intervention, the survey will measure beliefs about unionization, preferences toward unionization, and real-stakes behavior. Aggregate results will be shared with relevant professional organizations after the study concludes. A follow-up survey will be run around two weeks after the intervention to assess whether and to what extent views (e.g., beliefs and preferences) have been shifted.
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After
We will recruit licensed, practicing U.S. physicians via email and compensate them for participating in an online survey. The sample will be regionally representative and balanced across primary care physicians and specialists, with a separate sample of Emergency Medicine physicians. The survey is designed to measure physicians’ preferences and beliefs regarding collective action and their motivations for practicing medicine, as well as their use of AI and experience with COVID.
Non-unionized physicians will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: a control group or one of two treatment groups. Physicians in the treatment groups will watch a two-minute video describing either the compensation benefits or the patient-care benefits of physician unionization. After the intervention, the survey will measure beliefs about unionization, preferences toward unionization, and real-stakes behavior. Aggregate results will be shared with relevant professional organizations after the study concludes. A follow-up survey will be run around two weeks after the intervention to assess whether and to what extent views (e.g., beliefs and preferences) have been shifted.
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