In this study we examined how gate-keeping arrangements influence referrals to specialty care for children and …

This paper proposes a discrete-choice behavioural model of labour supply to examine the role of ill-health on single … allows these preferences to be influenced by a measure of mental health, a latent health index purged of reporting bias and … various measures of health shocks. Exploiting longitudinal data from the HILDA Survey, we find that psychological well …

the differences in these two views and their relation to health policy, competition and health plan design. …

This paper presents the first empirical assessment of the causal relationship between social capital and health in … perceived good health. …

education's role in explaining diabetic investment in health capital. Ability and information proxies are used to test whether … positive impact on diabetic health investment even after controlling for IQ and available information. …

The appropriate role of the state in health is complex both in economic theory and in practice. Theory identifies three …); and failings peculiar to insurance markets for health care (where both inefficiency and inequity arise). The insurance … to finance an increasing share of health care as incomes rise. …