-metric measures) do not take into account out of pocket payments of health care. Significant household health spending would …. The present working paper uses Luxembourg Income Study Center data to explore the impact of household health payments on … poverty and child poverty estimates in five middle-income countries (India, Mexico, South Africa, Russian Federation and Peru …

Over the last two decades, the Peruvian government has made great efforts to improve access to health care by … significantly augmenting the coverage of the non-contributory public health care system Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS). This … expansion has a positive impact on welfare and public health indicators, as it limits the risk of catastrophic health …

It is commonly known that irresponsible alcohol use can have adverse effects. For some people it results in health … problems, for others in productivity loss, and some experience the worst possible outcome of alcohol misuse: death. This paper … estimates the effect of reduced alcohol sales hours on alcohol-attributable mortality (AAM) in Estonia. Using novel mortality …