Baumol's (1967) model of 'unbalanced growth' yields a supply-side explanation for the 'cost explosion' in health care. Applying a testing strategy suggested by Hartwig (2008), a sprawling literature affirms that the 'Baumol effect' has both a statistically and economically significant impact on...

China's multilevel medical education system generates tremendous physician human capital heterogeneity. This paper attempts to take advantage of the differences level of doctors' human capital to reveal the relationship between healthcare service mismatch and doctors' human capital using the...

Private providers are often acquired through public procurements to provide publicly financed health services. The number of contracted providers and their capacity often turns out to be deficient during the contract period. Typically, the purchasers then organize additional procurements or...

Individuals in the UK with health conditions may be entitled to two types of benefits - incapacity benefits (for those whose condition prevents them from working) and disability benefits (to help with extra living costs arising from the disability). Since the onset of the pandemic, there has...

The Belarusian healthcare system is a direct heir to the Soviet medical model, retaining all its strengths and weaknesses. Currently, its functioning can be considered satisfactory: key indicators such as life expectancy and healthy life expectancy are generally comparable to European standards....