This paper examines the relationship between public financial management (PFM), the financing of health interventions, and health outcomes. Specifically, the paper econometrically tests whether the effect of PFM on under-five (U5) mortality depends on the relevance of public sector health...

This text presents a consolidation of Brazilian public health spending (ASPS) of the three spheres of government in the period 2003 to 2017. The main objective, besides analyzing the evolution of expenditure since the approval of the Constitutional Amendment 29 in 2000 (CA 29), is to demonstrate...

Like other countries seeking a progressive path to universalism, Peru has attempted to reduce inequalities in access to healthcare by granting the poor entitlement to tax-financed basic care without charge. We identify the impact of this policy by comparing the target populationś change in...

This text presents a consolidation of Brazilian public health spending (ASPS) of the three spheres of government in the period 2003 to 2017. The main objective, besides analyzing the evolution of expenditure since the approval of the Constitutional Amendment 29 in 2000 (CA 29), is to demonstrate...

This paper examines the relationship between public financial management (PFM), the financing of health interventions, and health outcomes. Specifically, the paper econometrically tests whether the effect of PFM on under-five (U5) mortality depends on the relevance of public sector health...

The paper deals with the impact of the global financial crisis on public service delivery - mainly education and healthcare - in Belarus. The pre-crisis period of 2003-2008 was the most prosperous in recent history. These trends resulted in a pretty good fiscal performance. Nevertheless, the...