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Macro Fiscal Policy in Economic Unions : States as Agents
Carlino, Gerald - 2013
. We examine the historical experience of federal government transfers to state and local governments and their impact on … incorporates federal intergovernmental transfers, disaggregated into project (e.g., infrastructure) aid and welfare aid, as …. First, aggregate federal transfers to state and local governments are less stimulative than are transfers to households and …
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Who's Going Broke? Comparing Growth in Healthcare Costs in Ten OECD Countries
Hagist, Christian - 2005
Although healthcare spending is growing at unsustainable rates in most, if not all, OECD countries, the U.S. appears least able to control its benefit growth due to the nature of its fee-for-service healthcare payment system. Consequently, the U.S. may well be in the worst long-term fiscal shape...
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The Growing Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Eastern Caribbean
World Bank - 2012
The purpose of this report is to examine and propose options for policy design and implementation, based on a situational analysis for six Eastern Caribbean countries and a review of the lessons of other nations in prevention and control. A committed partner of the Organization of Eastern...
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Prevention and Control of Selected, Non-Communicable Diseases in Sri Lanka : Policy Options and Action
World Bank - 2013
Sri Lanka is now a middle income country and already at the advanced stages of aging and disease transitions. This report aims to stimulate policy dialogue for control and prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and to improve the quality of NCD services to the people of Sri Lanka. It...
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The Economic Impact of Non-Communicable Disease in China and India : Estimates, Projections, and Comparisons
Bloom, David E. - 2013
This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China and India for the period 2012-2030. Our estimates are derived using WHO's EPIC model of economic growth, which focuses on the negative effects of NCDs on labor supply and capital accumulation. We...
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The Economics and Politics of Women's Rights
Doepke, Matthias - 2011
Women's rights and economic development are highly correlated. Today, the discrepancy between the legal rights of women and men is much larger in developing compared to developed countries. Historically, even in countries that are now rich women had few rights before economic development took...
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The Economics of Women's Rights
Tertilt, Michele; Doepke, Matthias; Montenbruck, Laura; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Two centuries ago, in most countries around the world, women were unable to vote, had no say over their own children or property, and could not obtain a divorce. Women have gradually gained rights in many areas of life, and this legal expansion has been closely intertwined with economic...
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The quality of fiscal adjustment and the long-run growth impact of fiscal policy in Brazil
Blanco, Fernando - 2006
"The authors describe the main trends of Brazil's fiscal policy during the past decade and analyze (1) the ability to raise the primary surplus in response to external shocks, (2) the pro-cyclical nature of fiscal policy, and (3) the long-run impact of government expenditure composition and...
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The political economy of public spending on education, inequality, and growth
Gradstein, Mark - 2003
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Philippines - Public Expenditure Review : Strengthening Public Finance for More Inclusive Growth
World Bank - 2012
to increase the overall revenue envelope as well as expenditures on education, health conditional cash transfers and … distributing intergovernmental fiscal transfers to include equity considerations. …
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