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Adverse Selection and Private Health Insurance Coverage in India
Vellakkal, Sukumar - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
universal and comprehensive healthcare to its citizens, alternative healthcare financing strategies like health insurance are … being widely accepted. However, despite health insurance being an equitable and efficient solution, the health insurance … coverage still remains at an infant stage in our country. This study specifically addresses the issue of low level of health …
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A Rapid Appraisal of The PKPS-BBM Education Sector : School Operational Assistance (BOS)
Suharyo, Widjajanti I.; Sumarto, Sudarno; Hastuti; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
In March and October 2005, the Government of Indonesia reduced fuel subsidy and allocated part of the funds to the BOS (Bantuan Operasional Sekolah-School Operational Assistance) Program, which commenced in July 2005. This program is provided for schools at the primary and junior high school...
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Benefit Incidence Analysis of Public Spending on Education in the Philippines : A Methodological Note
Cuenca, Janet S. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Benefit incidence analysis (BIA) is a tool used to assess how tax policy or government subsidy affects the distribution of welfare in the population. In other words, it evaluates the distribution of government subsidies among different groups in the population, in particular, among different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363554
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Education Impact Study : The Global Recession and the Capacity of Colleges and Universities to Serve Vulnerable Populations in Asia
Postiglione, Gerard - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper reviews the capacity of colleges and universities to serve poor and vulnerable populations during past and present economic shocks. The main argument is that the environment of the global recessionan Asia far more economically integrated than during past economic shocks, with more...
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Thailand’s Student Loan Fund : An Analysis of Interest Rate Subsidies and Repayment Hardships
Polsiri, Piruna; Sarachitti, Rangsit; Sitthipongpanich, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
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Higher Education Policies and Development : Approaches to Funding Higher Education in Japan
Kaneko, Motohisa - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
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Strategies for Financing Higher Education : The Case of Thailand
Tangkitvanich, Somkiat; Manasboonphempool, Areeya - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363685
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The Australian University Student Financing System : The Rationale for, and Experience with, Income Contingent Loans
Chapman, Bruce - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363688
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Chinese Education Finance : Issues and Challenges
Rong, Wang - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363696
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Education : Lessons from Economic Theory and Operational Experience
Barr, Nicholas - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This paper talks about how to pay for teaching at universities. It does not talk about financing research, nor about any particular country. Instead, its purpose is to offer a toolkit for policy makers thinking about reform. The paper sets out lessons for policy design from economic theory...
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