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An Analysis of Household's Tobacco Consumption Decisions : Evidence from India
John, Rijo M - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2004
Tobacco products such as bidi and cigarette, both of which are smoked, cater to different kinds of households in India … patterns, socio-economic distribution and the household choice of a variety of tobacco products across rural and urban India … products to consume. Household level data from National Sample Survey in India for the year 1999-2000, which has information on …
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Crowding-out Effect of Tobacco Expenditure And Its Implications on Intra-Household Resource Allocation
John, Rijo M - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
representative household sample survey from India for the year 1999-2000, we analyze the pattern of spending on various groups of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365328
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Price Elasticity Estimates for Tobacco and Other Addictive Goods in India
John, Rijo M - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The tax base of tobacco in India is found to be heavily depended on about fifteen per cent of the tobacco users who … elasticities showed that the own price elasticity estimates of various addictive goods in India ranged between -0.5 to -1.0 with … substitutes at least in urban India. We also observed that, over a five year period, the addictive goods such as bidis and leaf …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365390
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Computing General Equilibrium Models with Occupational Choice and Financial Frictions
António Antunes; Cavalcanti, Tiago; Villamil, Anne - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This paper establishes the existence of a stationary equilibrium and a procedure to compute solutions to a class of dynamic general equilibrium models with two important features. First, occupational choice is determined endogenously as a function of heterogeneous agent type, which is defined by...
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Challenges in Health Services Trade : Philippine Case
Dacanay, Jovi C.; Rodolfo, Maria Cherry Lyn S. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
There is a growing emphasis on the role of trade in health services (telehealth, health tourism and retirement, investments and deployment of medical professionals) in easing fiscal constraints, generating jobs and income, improving infrastructure and financing, and upgrading the capacities of...
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Alternative Means Testing Options Using CBMS
Reyes, Celia M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
The study proposes an alternative means to the present manner of identifying eligible Philhealth beneficiaries through the use of three criteria, namely : income, ownership of assets and socioeconomic characteristics, and electricity consumption. The information/data gathered in evaluating the...
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Making Services Work for the Poor in Indonesia : A Report on Health Financing Mechanisms in Kabupaten Tabanan, Bali : A Case Study
Arifianto, Alex; Marianti, Ruly; Budiyati, Sri; Tan, Ellen - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
Based on the notion that good health is one of the basic right of all citizens, the Government of Indonesia (GoI) has promoted programs on health care financing for the poor. One of these programs is the Jaminan Pemeliharaan Kesehatan (JPK). In 2003, the pilot project on JPK for the poor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363622
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Making Services Work for the Poor in Indonesia : A Report on Health Financing Mechanisms in Kabupaten East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara : A Case Study
Arifianto, Alex; Marianti, Ruly; Budiyati, Sri; Tan, Ellen - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
Kabupaten Sumba Timur is one of 29 kabupaten/kota that were included in the test piloting of the JPK-Gakin program. Since 2003, the local health agency (Bapel) has been quite successful in managing this program. The program that is funded by the government from fuel subsidy allocations has...
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Making Services Work for the Poor in Indonesia : A Report on Health Financing Mechanisms (JPK-Gakin) Scheme in Kabupaten Purbalingga, East Sumba, and Tabanan
Arifianto, Alex; Marianti, Ruly; Budiyati, Sri; Tan, Ellen - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The government of Indonesia has started the implementation of locally based healthfinancing schemes based on health insurance principles. This scheme is commonly known as JPK-GAKIN, which is a health-financing scheme through which the poor can access health care in public facilities, including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363644
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Medical Savings Accounts in Singapore : How much is adequate?
Chia, Ngee-Choon; Tsui, Albert K C - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
While many studies have examined the cost-containment aspect of Medical savings accounts (MSA), few have investigated the adequacy of MSA to finance the health care expenditure. This paper estimates the present value of lifetime healthcare expenses (PVHE) of the Singaporean male and female...
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