the demand for health-care services. Using data from the 1991-2006 waves of the China Health and Nutrition Survey, we find …-serious medical situations are found to be more sensitive to prices. We observe little impact on patient health, as measured by self …-reported poor health status …

Introduced as part of the War on Poverty, Community Health Centers (CHCs) deliver primary care to underserved … health using the rollout of CHCs and a flexible event study framework with Vital Statistics natality data. Our results show … residence. These improvements in infant health can be explained by increased access to early prenatal care and reductions in …

Heavily subsidizing essential health products through existing health infrastructure has the potential to substantially … limited accountability among health workers seriously undermines the effectiveness of such programs. We performed innovative … audits on bed net distribution programs in three countries (Ghana, Kenya and Uganda) to investigate local agency problems and …

I explore the connection between income inequality and health in both poor and rich countries. I discuss a range of … conclude that there is no direct link from income inequality to ill-health; individuals are no more likely to die if they live … not a health risk does not deny the importance for health of other inequalities, nor of the social environment. Whether …

We analyze the economic consequences for less developed countries of investing in female health. In so doing we … investments in their education and in which we allow for health-related gender differences in productivity. We show that better … female health speeds up the demographic transition and thereby the take-off toward sustained economic growth. By contrast …

use a randomized experiment to evaluate the impacts of a communication training program for mothers on child health in … Uganda. The hypothesis is that the training will enable women to better convey their knowledge and preferences to their … husbands and, thereby, boost investments in children's health. We find that the program increases spousal discussion about the …

The effect of new health information on individuals' expectations about their longevity is examined using a Bayesian … more extensive advice on health behavior from their physicians. The subjective probability of survival declines with health …

A large fraction of Uganda's population continues to earn a living from quasi-subsistence agriculture. This paper uses …

Health systems globally face increasing morbidity and mortality from chronic disease, yet many--especially in low- and …

If health service delivery is poorly managed, then increases in inputs or ability may not translate into gains in … present results from a randomized field experiment in 80 primary health care centers (PHCs) in Nigeria to evaluate the effects … of a health care management consulting intervention. One set of PHCs received a detailed improvement plan and nine months …