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Delay and Public Expenditure Determination for Health Care

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  • Amedeo Fossati

    (Università di Genova)

  • Rosella Levaggi

    (Università di Brescia)

Abstract

In this model we use delay as a tool to reduce demand in a public health care system when the public resources are not sufficient to match demand. Our results show that: 1) the presence of a waiting time implies that politicians might well exploit voters’ unease in order to set rent seeking practices, because the voting agenda might be not straightforward; 2) the waiting time may be used to improve incomes redistribution when the Government has a strong preference towards the provision of health care, and against money transfer outlays.

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  • Amedeo Fossati & Rosella Levaggi, 2007. "Delay and Public Expenditure Determination for Health Care," Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI Spa, vol. 97(2), pages 167-194, March-Apr.
    • Handle: RePEc:rpo:ripoec:v:97:y:2007:i:2:p:167-194
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    JEL classification:

    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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