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Is Asia Prepared for An Aging Population?
Heller, Peter S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
Many Asian countries (such as China, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines) will experience a significant aging of their populations during the next several decades. This paper explores how these aging Asian countries are addressing and anticipating the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248253
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What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy: A Primer
Hsiao, William C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need in situations where they must address issues concerning health sector policy and when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825737
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Universal Health Care 101; Lessons for the Eastern Caribbean and Beyond
Tsounta, Evridiki - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Despite the increasing interest in universal health care, little is known about the optimal way to finance, design, and implement it. This paper attempts to fill this gap by providing some general policy recommendations on this important issue. While most of the paper addresses the Eastern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825841
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Education and Health in G7 Countries; Achieving Better Outcomes with Less Spending
Gunnarsson, Victoria; Carcillo, Stéphane; Verhoeven, Marijn - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
Enhancing the efficiency of education and health spending is a key policy challenge in G7 countries. The paper assesses … this efficiency and seeks to establish a link between differences in efficiency across countries and policy and … institutional factors. The findings suggest that reforms aimed at increasing efficiency need to take into account the nature and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768819
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Economic Transition and Health Care Reform; The Experience of Europe and Central Asia
Leive, Adam - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Economic Transition and Health Care Reform: The Experience of Europe and Central Asia
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008470394
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What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy?
Heller, Peter S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need to address issues concerning health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to any strategy of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599256
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Quality of Government and Living Standards; Adjusting for the Efficiency of Public Spending
Grigoli, Francesco; Ley, Eduardo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
that estimate efficiency scores for several dimensions of government activities. We show that the correction could be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242341
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Social Sector Reform in Transition Countries
Keller, Christian; Heller, Peter S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
During the transition process, many existing social sector institutions and policies were significantly eroded and their underlying character changed. As a result, they often do not redistribute to the poorest, nor generally serve the role of facilitating economic change. Social sector reforms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264010
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Colombia; 2002 Article IV Consultation and Request for Stand-By Arrangement—Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Dis...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This paper examines Colombia’s 2002 Article IV Consultation and Request for Stand-By Arrangement. The economic situation worsened in the first half of 2002. Economic activity has remained sluggish, and the fiscal consolidation has gone off-track. Exacerbated by increased contagion from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824881
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The Macroeconomic Impact of Healthcare Financing Alternatives; Reform Options forhong Kong Sar
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
With much healthcare publicly funded, Hong Kong's rapidly aging population will significant raise fiscal pressure over coming decades. We ask what the implications are of meeting these costs by public funding, or private funding voluntarily or through mandates. Our simulations suggest that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825995