The paper surveys the economics literature on equity in health care financing and delivery. The focus is, for the most … discussion of the concept and definition of equity. The empirical sections cover the literature on equity in health care … financing (progressivity and horizontal equity of health care financing arrangements), equity in health care delivery …

The aim of The Elgar Companion to Health Economics is to take an audience of advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and … researchers to the frontier of research in health economics, by providing them with short and easily readable introductions to key …pt. 1. Population health -- pt. 2. Health care finance, expenditure and use -- pt. 3. Equity in health and health care …

in health economics. It authoritatively covers theoretical and empirical issues in health economics, with a balanced … range of material on equity and efficiency in health care systems, health technology assessment and issues of concern for … chapters have been extensively updated. The Elgar Companion to Health Economics, Second Edition intends to take an audience of …

The health equity and financial protection datasheets provide a picture of equity and financial protection in the … health sectors of low-and middle-income countries. Topics covered include: inequalities in health outcomes, health behavior … and health care utilization; benefit incidence analysis; financial protection; and the progressivity of health care …

Production of Health, an Exploratory Study', Journal of Human Resources, 4 (4), Autumn, 411-36 -- 2. Mark R. Rosenzweig and T …. Paul Schultz (1983), 'Estimating a Household Production Function: Heterogenity, the Demand for Health Inputs, and Their …', Journal of Health Economics, 17 (3), June, 283-95 -- 9. David K. Blough, Carolyn W. Madden, and Mark C. Hornbrook (1999 …

health economics, and exports from health economics to a wider audience. While it is undoubtedly true that imports of … applied econometric work in health economics has increased dramatically over the past ten years. Examples of good practice in … health econometrics make extensive use of tests for misspecification and explicit model selection criteria. Robust and …