This paper outlines changes that have been made in the 2019 version of the Health Equity and Financial Protection … refinements to the estimation of out-of-pocket expenditures. On the health equity side, the 2019 database includes 198 more data …

The Three-Gap Model examines the determinants of low-quality health care by examining the patterns and determinants of … perform-this paper defines three gaps for each health worker: the gap between target performance and what they have the … across health workers in a sample can be used to diagnose failures in the system as well as evaluate the outcomes of policy …

causal links. The evidence on the micro linkages from health investments to productivity and income are robust. Progress in …"This paper reviews the correlations and potential links between health and economic growth and summarizes the evidence … on the role of government in improving health status. At the macroeconomic level, the evidence of an impact of health on …

This paper assesses the effects of different health conditions on happiness. Based on a large data set for Latin …. The negative effects of health conditions are very large when compared to the effects of income on happiness. While higher … peer income typically elicits envy, better peer health provides positive signals for life and health satisfaction …

ethical concerns, the incentive effects of COVID certificates on vaccine uptake, health outcomes and the economy has not yet …