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Measuring income-related inequalities in health in multi-country analysis

Hernández-Quevedo, Cristina; Masseria, Cristina - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

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Persistence despite action? Measuring the patterns of health inequality in England (1997-2007)

Costa-i-Font, Joan; Hernández-Quevedo, Cristina; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

The persistence of inequalities in health is a major policy concern in England, which was addressed by the new Labour government in 1997 through prioritising the curtailment of health inequalities as a policy goal. However, whether specific interventions have managed to attain their goals is a...

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Do you have to win it to fix it?: a longitudinal study of lottery winners and their health care demand

Cheng, Terence C.; Costa-i-Font, Joan; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015

We exploit lottery wins to investigate the effects of exogenous changes to individuals' income on health care demand in the United Kingdom. This strategy allows us to estimate lottery income elasticities for a range of health care services that are publicly and privately provided. The results...

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Fiscal federalism and European health system decentralization: a perspective

Costa-i-Font, Joan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

How does fiscal decentralisation affect the development of a health system? Evidence from health care decentralisation in Europe can offer some insights to the question above. This paper addresses the effects of health care decentralisation in Europe, and reviews some of the key questions on the...

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Assessing welfare effects of the European Choice Agenda: the case of health care in the United Kingdom

Zigante, Valentina - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

Choice and competition policies in public services are popular reform strategies in the member states of the European Union (EU). The European choice agenda is based on the view in the EU of, "social policy as a productive factor," and the need for, "modernisation," of the EU welfare states....

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Does hospital competition save lives? Evidence from the English NHS patient choice reforms

Cooper, Zack; Gibbons, Stephen; Jones, Simon; McGuire, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

Recent substantive reforms to the English National Health Service expanded patient choice and encouraged hospitals to compete within a market with fixed prices. This study investigates whether these reforms led to improvements in hospital quality. We use a difference-in-difference-style...

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Does hospital competition save lives?: evidence from the English NHS patient choice reforms

Cooper, Zack; Gibbons, Stephen; Jones, Simon; McGuire, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

This paper examines whether or not hospital competition in a market with fixed reimbursement prices can prompt improvements in clinical quality. In January 2006, the British Government introduced a major extension of their market-based reforms to the English National Health Service. From January...

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Non-farm diversification and rural poverty decline: a perspective from Indian sample survey and village study data

Himanshu, Himanshu; Lanjouw, Peter; Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

This paper studies the evolution of the rural non-farm sector in India and its contribution to the decline of poverty … close study over a period of six decades. Sample survey data indicate that the non-farm sector in rural India has grown … in India as both particularly closely linked to rural non-farm development and recording particularly high rates of urban …

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Poverty, inequality and mobility in Palanpur: observations from Palanpur

Himanshu, Himanshu; Bakshi, Ishan; Dufour, Camille - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

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The auto-component supply chain in China and India: a benchmark study

Sutton, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

manufacturers in China and six in India; a range of general component suppliers in both countries, and on a detailed benchmarking …

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