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The economic impact of non-communicable disease in China and India : estimates, projections, and comparisons
Bloom, David E.; Cafiero, Elizabeth T.; McGovern, Mark E.; … - 2013
This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China and India for the … five main NCDs will total USD 27.8 trillion for China and USD 6.2 trillion for India (in 2010 USD). For both countries, the … that the costs are much larger in China than in India mainly because of China's higher income and older population. Rough …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009792518
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Public expenditure, demography and growth : theory and evidence from India
Pranab Kumar Das; Kar, Saibal - 2016
countries in the south have younger population. India for example, has 60% of its population in the age group of 15-59, with the … physical infrastructure are conducive to rapid economic growth commensurate with the projected demographic dividends for India …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452232
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Measuring the value of a statistical life : problems and prospects
Ashenfelter, Orley (contributor) - 2006
Tradeoffs between monetary wealth and fatal safety risks are summarized in the value of a statistical life (VSL), a measure that is widely used for the evaluation of public policies in medicine, the environment, and transportation safety. This paper demonstrates the widespread use of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003253450
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Spending to save? : State health expenditure and infant mortality in India
Bhalotra, Sonia R. (contributor) - 2007
specifications similar to those in the existing literature, this paper finds a similar result for India, which is that state health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003603606
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Fatal fluctuations? : Cyclicality in infant mortality in India
Bhalotra, Sonia R. (contributor) - 2007
This paper investigates the impact of macroeconomic shocks on infant mortality in India and investigates likely … is driven by non-agricultural income. -- Infant mortality ; income volatility ; business cycles ; India ; health care …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003566276
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Does social health insurance reduce financial burden? : panel data evidence from India
Azam, Mehtabul - 2016
provides cashless health services to poor households in India. We evaluate the impact of RSBY on RSBY beneficiary households … households in rural India but not in urban India. However, there is no evidence that the RSBY reduced per person OOP expenditure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011497123
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Effect of health insurance in India: a randomized controlled trial
Malani, Anup; Holtzman, Phoebe; Imai, Kosuke; Kinnan, … - 2021
We report on a large randomized controlled trial of hospital insurance for above-poverty-line Indian households. Households were assigned to free insurance, sale of insurance, sale plus cash transfer, or control. To estimate spillovers, the fraction of households offered insurance varied across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012745305
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The health costs of coal-fired power plants in India
Barrows, Geoffrey; Garg, Teevrat; Jha, Akshaya - 2019
This paper estimates the effect of coal-fired power plants on infant mortality in India. We find that a one GW increase …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012147061
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The economics and politics of women's rights
Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michele; Voena, Alessandra - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523480
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Health care expenditures in OECD countries : a panel unit root and cointegration analysis
Dreger, Christian (contributor);  … - 2005
This paper investigates the link between health care expenditures and GDP for a sample of 21 OECD countries using recent developed panel cointegration techniques. In contrast to previous studies, the analysis accounts for the fact that health care expenditures are not only determined by income....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002576731