central problems in public finance, including the optimal structure of health insurance and optimal life cycle savings. In …If the marginal utility of consumption depends on health status, this will affect the economic analysis of a number of … this paper, we describe the promises and challenges of various approaches to estimating the effect of health on the …

examines the effect of credit, insurance, and poverty (defined as more than just low income). It also explains bonded child …

expenditure and examine the impact of health insurance on probability of incurring catastrophic health expenditure. The study is … examine the impact of health insurance on catastrophic health care payments for six Indian states.[IGIDR WP -2008-016]. …It is argued that for households below poverty line any expenditure on health is catastrophic as they are unable to …

Countries that have universal or near universal access to healthcare have health financing mechanisms which are single … either covered by social insurance or buy private insurance. In contrast those who suffer a hand-to-mouth existence, a large … for India to move towards financing mechanisms that can create equity. It brings together data on India’s health …

to assess the impact of service-linked severance benefits on age-specific employment levels. The model permits design of …

social security, consumption of edible items, consumption under PDS system, health, union awareness, time use, household …

urban manufacturing firms. The impact of HIV on average wages is positive but imprecisely estimated. In contrast, HIV has a … large positive impact on the skill premium. The impact of HIV on the wages of low skilled workers is insignificantly …

indicators; employment and access, in view. Some gender sensitive policy options are discussed at the end.[Paper IV] …

on its impact on three areas of caregivers' lives: employment, health, and family. Because the literature is inherently … lower levels of employment, the affected labor force is seemingly small. Second, such caregiving tends to lower the quality … of the caregiver's psychological health, which also has a negative impact on physical health outcomes. Third, the …