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Determinants of utilization of antenatal care services in developing countries
Nketiah‐Amponsah, Edward; Senadza, Bernardin; Arthur, Eric - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 4 (2013) 1, pp. 58-73
the intensity of antenatal care utilization in Ghana. Findings – The study finds that wealth status, age, ownership of … utilization of antenatal care services in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes the most recent Ghana … Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS V) data. The dependent variable is the intensity of utilization (number) of antenatal care …
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National health insurance subscription and maternal healthcare utilisation across mothers' wealth status in Ghana
Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Kofinti, Raymond Elikplim; … - In: Health economics review 7 (2017) 16, pp. 1-15
examine the relationship between National Health Insurance and maternal healthcare utilisation across three main wealth … compared to women in the middle wealth quintile (5%, CI = 2.12–4.76) and rich women (2%, CI = 1.14–4.14). Similarly, poor women … who owned the NHIS are 14% (CI = 1.42–2.13) likely to deliver in health facility than women in the middle and rich wealth …
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Wealth Effect and Dental Care Utilization in the United States.
Manski, Richard J.; Moeller, John F.; Chen, Haiyan; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
This article considers the effect of changing household wealth on changes in utilization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924671
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Dental Usage Under Changing Economic Conditions.
Manski, Richard J.; Moeller, John F.; Chen, Haiyan; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
This article considers differences in dental use by wealth levels across households. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010925019
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Born lucky – or just lucky to be born rich? A note
Groezinger, Gerd - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 430-435
A paper by social psychologists proclaimed that, for UK citizens, it could be shown that being born in the summer half-year was associated with a significantly higher belief in being lucky, compared with being born in the winter half-year. Are we that much determined by nonsocial forces? A test...
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Testing the one-part fractional response model against an alternative two-part model
Oberhofer, Harald; Pfaffermayr, Michael - 2011
This note proposes a generalized two-part model for fractional response variables that nests the one-part model proposed by Papke and Wooldridge (1996). Consequently, a Wald test allows to discriminate between these two competing models. A small scale Monte Carlo simulation demonstrates that the...
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Firm growth, European industry dynamics and domestic business cycles
Oberhofer, Harald - 2009
Based on the empirical firm growth literature and on heterogeneous (microeconomic) adjustment models, this paper empirically investigates the impact of European industry fluctuations and domestic business cycles on the growth performance of European firms. Since the implementation of the Single...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294785
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Firm growth, European industry dynamics and domestic business cycles
Oberhofer, Harald - 2010
Based on the empirical firm growth literature and on heterogeneous (microeconomic) adjustment models, this paper empirically investigates the impact of European industry fluctuations and domestic business cycles on the growth performance of European firms. Since the implementation of the Single...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011345464
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Out-of-pocket expenditures of private households for dental services: Empirical evidence from Austria
Sanwald, Alice; Theurl, Engelbert - 2014
patient out-of-pocket. Objectives: We analyze the socio-economic determinants of out-of-pocket expenditures for dentals … one-part GLM confirm the results of the two-part model. Conclusions: Our results allow new insights into the determinants … of OOPE for dental care. The household level turns out to be an adequate basis to study the determinants of OOPE …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011382720
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Pooling and sharing income within households: A satisfaction approach
Elsas, Susanne - 2013
becoming increasingly invalid. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, I analyze the incidence and determinants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322523