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Feminization of Ageing and Long Term Care Financing in Singapore
Choon, Chia Ngee; Shawna Lim Shi’en; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Feminization of ageing leads to issues relating to long term healthcare financing since females are more susceptible to chronic illnesses. This paper assesses the current provision of long-term care (LTC) in Singapore by first examining the health status of elderly female; and then estimates the...
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Adverse Selection and Private Health Insurance Coverage in India - A Rational Behaviour Model of Insurance Agents under Asymmetric Information
Vellakkal, Sukumar - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
In the backdrop of the low level of health insurance coverage in India, this study examines the determinants of the scaling-up process of health insurance by analyzing the rational behaviour of an insurance agent facing a trade-off between selling health insurance and other forms of insurance...
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Health Care Services and Government Spending in Pakistan
Akram, Muhammad; Khan, Faheem Jehangir - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
The study has been carried out to measure the incidence of government spending on health in Pakistan at provincial, both rural and urban level; using the primary data of the Pakistan Social Standard Living Measures Survey (PSLM), 2004-05, and by employing the three-step Benefit Incidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365055
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Impact of Preventive Health Care on Indian Industry and Economy
Chadha, Alka; Mehdi, Ali; Malik, Garima - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
In this study, the authors have tried to examine the empirical evidence on the relationship between preventive health care and labour productivity and corporate profitability. While doing so, they try to generate awareness on the positive role of preventive health care in boosting the corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365180
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THE UNQUALIFIED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS - Methods of Practice and Nexus with the Qualified Doctors
Narayana, K.V. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
The private sector accounts for about 75 percent of outpatient as well as inpatient medical care in Andhra Pradesh. The presence of a large number of unqualified medical practitioners in the rural areas and urban slums indicate that they provide most of the outpatient services in the private...
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How Are Government Hospitals Performing? A Study of Resource Management in DOH-retained Hospitals
Lavado, Rouselle F.; Sanglay-Dunleavy, Abigail Barbara; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The paper attempts to provide an overview of the hospital sector in the Philippines with particular emphasis on hospitals being managed by the DOH. The paper begins with an overview of the hospital sector in the Philippines, describing the size, location, and utilization of hospital services. To...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365324
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Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board and the Regulation of Chinese Investment
Mendelsohn, Rebecca; Fels, Allan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
latest wave of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Australia has been by Chinese firms, and largely by state-owned enterprises … controversial and has exposed some of the shortcomings in Australia's foreign investment review process. This paper evaluates … Australia's foreign investment regime, and pays particular attention to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). Questions …
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A Short-Run Analysis of Exchange Rates and International Trade with an Application to Australia, New Zealand, and Japan
Anson, José; Boffa, Mauro; Helble, Matthias - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
The information and communication technology (ICT) revolution of the past 3 decades has transformed the world into an integrated marketplace. Today, producers and consumers alike are able to compare the prices of local businesses and worldwide sellers. For an increasing number of tradable goods,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010857580
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A Short-Run Analysis of Exchange Rates and International Trade with an Application to Australia, New Zealand, and Japan
Anson, José; Boffa, Mauro; Helble, Matthias - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
The information and communication technology (ICT) revolution of the past 3 decades has transformed the world into an integrated marketplace. Today, producers and consumers alike are able to compare the prices of local businesses and worldwide sellers. For an increasing number of tradable goods,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010857584
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The Importance of Measuring the Delivery of Services via Commercial Presence of Offshore Foreign Affiliates : Some Case Studies from Australian Business Experience
Drake-Brockman, Jane - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
meanwhile misses out on the productivity gains that focused reform of services sectors could generate. Australia is one of the … business case studies in Australia, which demonstrates the importance of intensifying official efforts to enhance collections …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653170