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The Coronavirus and Lessons for Preparedness

Hendrickson, Joshua R. - 2020

In the midst of a pandemic, the most pressing issues are those of containment and mitigation—both in terms of the virus itself and the economic costs. However, it is also in the midst of a pandemic that one can learn important lessons about preparedness for possible future pandemics.The...

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Running ahead of Pandemics : Achieving In-Advance Antiviral Drugs

Pannu, Jassi - 2020

Three months into the COVID-19 outbreak caused by a novel strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the world is still in search of an effective therapeutic drug. Experimental drugs developed for other infections, such as Gilead's remdesivir, have been repurposed with unclear success. A recent small...

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Determinants of prepaid systems of healthcare financing : a worldwide country-level perspective

Leiter, Andrea M.; Theurl, Engelbert - 2019

In this paper we examine determinants of prepaid modes of health care financing in a worldwide cross …-country perspective. We use three different indicators to capture the role of prepaid modes in health care financing: (i) the share of … total prepaid financing as percent of total current health expenditures, (ii) the share of voluntary prepaid financing as …

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Intellectual Property Rights and Stem Cell Research : Who Owns the Medical Breakthroughs?

O'Connor, Seán M. - 2013

The 2004 election year provided many focus points for those interested in stem cell research and its potential outcomes. California's Proposition 71, in particular, has arguably led the way to a new era of state and local public funding of stem cell research. This article does not address the...

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Inequality, infrastructure, and institutions : empirical studies in public economics and political economy

Dorn, Florian - 2021

Florian Dorn erstellte diesen Beitrag während seines Promotionsstudiums an der Universität München (LMU). Die Studie wurde im September 2020 abgeschlossen und von der Fakultät für Volkswirtschaftslehre als Dissertation angenommen. Die Dissertation trägt zur Empirie der Ökonomie des...

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Government healthcare financing and dwindling oil prices : any alternatives for OPEC countries?

Al Mustanyir, Salem - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-12

strain. This study examined the effect of a fall in oil prices on healthcare financing in eight OPEC countries and whether … such financing has shifted away from the dependence on oil. Quantitative healthcare expenditure data from the WHO covering … spending at a time of falling oil prices, but to utilize different financing approaches. …

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Has the fall in oil prices shifted the healthcare spending burden from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' governments onto private spending?

Al Mustanyir, Salem - In: Cogent business & management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-15

The OPEC countries rely on oil to fund their budgets, similar to many countries worldwide. However, the fall in oil prices in 2008 and 2014 put significant strain on their public finances, including healthcare finances. This study examines the effect of the fall in oil prices on OPEC countries'...

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From oil reliance to financial resilience : have economic sanctions made OPEC countries' healthcare financing independent from oil?

Al Mustanyir, Salem - In: Cogent business & management 11 (2024) 1, pp. 1-12

sanctions could have adverse consequences for government financing, including healthcare. This study investigates whether … economic sanctions have shifted governments’ healthcare financing from oil dependence. Quantitative data covering 2000 to 2020 … government healthcare financing from oil in Libya, Iraq, and Iran, evident in the absence of a response to changes in their …

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Rapidly Attaining Global Health Mandates in Africa : A Case for Innovative Private Partnership Approaches with International Agencies

Oluwajebe, Olusegun - 2023

sector in most countries already plays a leading role in the provision and financing of healthcare especially for the poor …. Against the background of this Financing and Provision structure, it is important to involve the private sector in the effort … the poor.Community Based Health Financing arrangements can provide the vehicle for pooling resourcesand purchasing …

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Citizens' Capital Accounts : A Comment on Contributions

Griffin, Christopher L. - 2013

Karl Widerquist's proposal for Citizens' Capital Accounts (CCAs) is at once intellectually innovative and eminently practical, perhaps even more so than previous suggestions for creating universal asset-based welfare policies. In this chapter, I offer some suggestions for rethinking portions of...

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