Listen to the Freakonomics podcast, "Nurses to the Rescue!" and answer the following questions. http://freakonomics.com/podcast/nurses-to-the-rescue/

a. Turns out nurses are the most trusted profession and have been for a long time. Why do you think that is?

b. Why was the parental-leave program such a good opportunity to study the effectiveness of nurses? In other words, briefly explain what the research design/identification strategy of the study was?

c. Part of the healthcare issues in our country is the shortage of general practice doctors, specifically in rural areas. Do you think this is a compensation issue (the they don't get paid enough) or is it something else? Bonus: Any solutions beyond the podcast's suggestions?

d. From an economic standpoint, what's the rationale behind their argument that we should plug the rural doctor shortage issue with nurses? HINT: It rhymes with community lost but you can explain it without the term too