. Further independent of working status of the mother, the autonomy parameter always induces consumption of more health inputs …Using traditional health capital model of Grossman (1972) and Wagstaff (1986) this paper attempts to fill in the … theoretical missing link between mothers' autonomy and household consumption behavior, particularly focusing on the consumption of …

This paper analyzes the determinants of health insurance enrollment and health expenditure in Ghana using micro data … availability of health facilities in one's own community. It is possible to analyze the determinants of health insurance enrollment … in Ghana because its public health insurance system (the National Health Insurance Scheme or NHIS) is, in theory …

Refugees have limited health care entitlements during the asylum process. In February 2024, the maximum length of this … education and little knowledge of German. A longer waiting time not only negatively impacts the health of affected individuals … period would have been more sensible than increasing it. The electronic health insurance card (EHIC) for refugees makes …

Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered … disparities in health by SES. In our model, lifestyle factors, working conditions, retirement, living conditions and curative care … are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Our model predicts a widening and possibly a …

This study explores global inequality in health status, and decomposes it into within- andbetween-country inequality …. We rely on standardized height indicators as our health indicator sincethey avoid the measurement pitfalls of more … traditional measures of health such as morbidity,mortality and life expectancy. They also avoid measurement problems associated …