This paper examines the relative merits of two dominant economic instruments for reducing pollution—”green” taxes and … other. In practice, however, most countries have relied more on taxes than on permits to control pollution. The analysis …

incidence of education and health spending covering 56 countries over 1960-2000, representing a significant improvement in … paper finds, among other things, that overall education and health spending are poorly targeted; benefits from primary … education and primary health care go disproportionately to the middle class, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, HIPCs and …

The study examines the effect of health care reform in Bulgaria in 1999 on the equity of health care financing. It … explores the distribution of different types of health care financing by income. Furthermore, it separates the financial and … distinguishing between financially based and "exclusion based" reasons for having progressive/regressive health care financing …

health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity … state and market in health care financing and provision. It also suggests situations in which macroeconomists should engage … health sector specialists in policy formulation exercises. Finally, it reviews the different health policy issues that …

in health care and social protection, although less so in education. An econometric analysis of efficiency differences …