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dc.titleIncome Distribution and the Public-Private Mix in Health Care Provision: The Latin American Case
dc.contributor.authorMaceira, Daniel
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2011-02-07T00:00:00
dc.date.issue1998-11-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractRecent literature on Latin American countries shows that private expenses as a share of the total expenditures in health tend to be higher the lower the nation's level of economic development. This paper considers a discrete choice model of product differentiation, where consumer choice is based on a price-quality tradeoff. Physicians are involved in a dual-job holding structure, working as agents in the official sector while they maximize profits in a fragmented private sector.
dc.format.extent37
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010942
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Income-Distribution-and-the-Public-Private-Mix-in-Health-Care-Provision-The-Latin-American-Case.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSanitation Service
dc.subjectHealth Policy
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subjectPublic Private Partnership
dc.subject.keywordspublic sector;low price;public quality;WP-391;private sector
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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