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Health insurance impacts on health and nonmedical consumption in a developing country
Wagstaff, Adam; Pradhan, Menno - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002975381
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Inequality in the quality of health services : wealth, content of care, and price of antenatal consultations in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Fink, Guenther; Kandpal, Eeshani; Shapira, Gil - 2019
Using unique direct observations of patient-provider interactions linked to patient exit interviews and detailed household surveys, this paper assesses the relationship between patient wealth and the quality and price of antenatal care in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Overall, the analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008390
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Ex-ante evaluation of the impact of increases in minimum wages on labor market outcomes in Kosovo
Robayo-Abril, Monica; Terskaya, Anastasia; Brodmann, … - 2020
This paper uses microsimulation techniques to quantify the potential ex-ante impacts of several minimum wage increases on labor market outcomes in Kosovo. The results show that the overall impacts of a minimum wage increase in the baseline scenario are likely to be modest, although the impacts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012297495
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Busting the myth : the impact of increasing the minimum wage : the experience of Romania
Heemskerk, Frank; Voinea, Liviu; Cojocaru, Alexandra - 2018
This paper discusses the impact of a gradual, pre-announced significant increase of the minimum wage during 2013-16 in Romania. The main finding is that the positive effects prevail when the starting level of increase in the minimum wage is very low and the economy is in a negative output gap....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002249
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The effects of international scrutiny on manufacturing workers : evidence from the Rana Plaza Collapse in Bangladesh
Bossavie, Laurent; Cho, Yoonyoung; Heath, Rachel - 2019
After the tragic factory collapse of Rana Plaza in 2013, the direct reforms and indirect responses of retailers have both plausibly affected workers in the ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh. These reforms include a minimum wage increase, high profile but voluntary audits, and an increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012167924
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Out-of-pocket expenditures on health : a global stocktake
Wagstaff, Adam; Eozenou, Patrick; Smitz, Marc - 2019
This paper provides an overview of research on out-of-pocket health expenditures, reviewing the various summary … and health system indicators. Large differences emerge across countries in per capita out-of-pocket expenditures in 2011 … health. The two measures of dispersion or risk-the coefficient of variation and Q90/Q50-are only weakly correlated across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008373
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On the quantity and quality of girls fertility, parental investments, and mortality
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - 2020
The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female fetuses. This paper examines the impacts of this on girl relative to boy mortality rates after birth, using data from 1973-2005. The analysis finds a narrowing of the gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296897
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The 2019 update of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : an overview
Wagstaff, Adam; Eozenou, Patrick; Neelsen, Sven; Smitz, Marc - 2019
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051874
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Intergenerational social mobility based on the investments in human capital : evidence of the long-term results of PROSPERA in health
Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo; Shamah Levy, Teresa; Bertozzi, … - 2019
health and education, including: increased children's height; decreased risky behaviors among adolescents, including the … helping children and youth build human capital through better health and education, which has led to positive returns in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012114345
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Children need clean water to grow : E. Coli contamination of drinking water and childhood nutrition in Bangladesh
Joseph, George; Haque, Sabrina S.; Moqueet, Nazia; Hoo, … - 2019
the World Health Organization reference population. The results of multiple probit regression models indicate a 6 percent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012167813