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Gold mining pollution and the cost of private healthcare : the case of Ghana
Akpalu, Wisdom; Normanyo, Ametefee K. - 2016
' exposure to mining pollution using data obtained on gold mining in Ghana. The empirical results confirm that, after controlling …
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The fall of the elephant : two decades of poverty increase in Côte d'Ivoire (1988 - 2008)
Cogneau, Denis; Houngbedji, Kenneth; Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine - 2014
At the end of the 1980s, Côte d'Ivoire entered a deep macroeconomic crisis that put an end to the often-praised 'Ivorian miracle'. After the death of the founding father Houphouet- Boigny, unrestrained political competition added to bad economic conditions and led to the nightmare of civil war....
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Parental risk preferences, maternal bargaining power, and the educational progressions of children : lab-in-the-field evidence from rural Côte d'Ivoire
Basu, Arnab K.; Dimova, Ralitza; Gbakou, Monnet; … - 2022
We analyse the effect of parental risk preferences and a novel measure of maternal bargaining power over educational expenses-elicited via lab-in-the-field experiments in rural Côte d'Ivoire-on the educational progression of boys and girls. Data from 135 couples and their children show that the...
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Putting Paris into practice : foreign aid, national ownership, and donor alignment in Mali and Ghana
Brown, Stephen - 2016
, namely ownership and alignment, to the cases of Mali and Ghana. It argues that Western donors and recipient governments have …, the impact on Mali’s and Ghana's relationships with their traditional donors has been minimal and short-lasting. To the … they will be able to apply the Paris Principles elsewhere. Together, the cases of Mali and Ghana, placed in a broader …
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Are taxes good for your health?
Carter, Paddy; Cobham, Alex - International Centre for Tax and Development - 2016
The global framework for financing development, adopted in 2015, places great emphasis on mobilizing domestic resources to finance the Sustainable Development Goals, which include universal healthcare. In a recent paper Reeves et al. (2015) attribute progress towards universal healthcare to...
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The role of public health insurance in protecting against the costs of ill health : evidence from Mexico
Sáenz de Miera Juárez, Belén - 2017
In the absence of health insurance, households have to self-insure against the risk of ill health, which may involve the use of mechanisms that have long-term consequences. This study analyses whether Mexican households are able to smooth consumption after severe health shocks, as well as the...
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Shifting from deductions to credits : unpacking the distributional effects of medical expenditure considerations in South Africa
Nhamo, Senia; Mudimu, Edinah - 2020
The recent National Health Insurance White Paper proposes redirection of medical tax credits revenue towards the financing of the national health insurance. This raises critical questions about the impact on affordability for the poor as well as fundamental legal implications. The 2012 tax...
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General budget support, health expenditures, and neonatal mortality rate : a synthetic control approach
Alavuotunki, Kaisa - 2015
I examine impacts of general budget support in 12 countries using the synthetic control approach. First, I analyse changes in government expenditures on health before and after the introduction of budget support. Second, I look at neonatal mortality (a presumed proxy for improvements in health...
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Do bigger health budgets cushion pandemics? : an empirical test of COVID-19 deaths across the world
Cooray, Arusha; Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya; De … - 2020
How has government healthcare spending prepared countries for tackling the COVID19 pandemic? Arguably, spending is the primary policy tool of governments in providing effective health. We argue that the effectiveness of spending in reducing COVID deaths is conditional on the existence of...
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Exiting the fragility trap : rethinking our approach to the world's most fragile states
Carment, David; Samy, Yiagadeesen - 2017
Those fragile states whose stagnation is so tenacious despite generous aid programs, and substantial and costly interventions, are stuck in a 'fragility trap.' Caught in a low-level equilibrium, trapped states appear to be in a perpetual political and economic limbo that can last for years and...
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