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The Determinants of National Outlay on Health

In: The Economics of Health and Medical Care

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  • Ephraim Kleiman

    (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Abstract

This paper investigates international differences in per capita levels of health outlay and in their division between private and public components. The findings support the hypothesis that households, having decided on their desired level of outlays in view of their health conditions and their income, then adjust to allow for the provision of health services by the public sector. Similarly, it holds that the public sector behaves in a parallel manner, adjusting its level of outlays on health services to allow for qualities acquired privately by households. However, from the standpoint of each of the two sectors, the services provided by the other one are imperfect substitutes for those provided by itself.

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  • Ephraim Kleiman, 1974. "The Determinants of National Outlay on Health," International Economic Association Series, in: Mark Perlman (ed.), The Economics of Health and Medical Care, chapter 5, pages 66-88, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-63660-0_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-63660-0_5
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