address issues concerning health sector policy and when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also … roles for the state and market in health care financing and provision. It also suggests the situations in which … macroeconomists should engage health sector specialists in policy formulation exercises. Finally, it illustrates the different health …

Economic Transition and Health Care Reform: The Experience of Europe and Central Asia …

The paper assesses the financial situation of the health sector in the Slovak Republic. It also evaluates the … efficiency of health expenditures and service delivery in comparison to the OECD and other new EU member states and suggests … avenues for cost recovery and reform. The health sector of the Slovak Republic is plagued by financial problems. To turn …

This Selected Issues paper on the Slovak Republic reviews efficiency and reform of the health sector. The immediate … challenge for the health care system in the Slovak Republic is to improve health sector outcomes while containing public health … spending. The Slovak health care system is decentralized, and the central government has limited control over decisions by …

In the growth literature, evidence on income convergence is mixed. In the development literature, health and education … indicators are also often used. This study examines whether health and education levels are converging across countries and … human capital convergence. The results confirm that investments in education and health are closely linked. We find …

with different indicators of financial development, estimation method, data frequency, and the functional form of the …