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Determinants of China's Private Consumption »
Source: Determinants of China's Private Consumption : An International Perspective
Volume/Issue: 2010/93
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Kai Guo , and Papa N'Diaye
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 April 2010
ISBN: 9781451982701
Keywords: savings rate, household income, and GMM, disposable income, labor income, real interest rate,
This paper gauges the key determinants of China's private consumption in relation to GDP using data on the Chinese economy and evidence from other countries' experiences. The results suggest there is nothing "speci...
What Should Macroeconomists Know about Health Care Policy? »
Source: What Should Macroeconomists Know about Health Care Policy?
Volume/Issue: 2007/13
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Peter Heller
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2007
ISBN: 9781451865776
Keywords: health economics, government expenditure, public health, health expenditure, health policy, health sector, National Government Expenditures and Health, Analysis of Health Care Markets,
This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need to address issues concerning health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such i...
What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy: A Primer »
Source: What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy : A Primer
Volume/Issue: 2000/136
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): William Hsiao
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 July 2000
ISBN: 9781451855807
Keywords: health economics, government expenditure, health expenditure, public health, health policy, health insurance
This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need in situations where they must address issues concerning health sector policy and when they have significant macroeconomic imp...
Aging in the Asian 'Tigers' »
Source: Aging in the Asian 'Tigers' : Challenges for Fiscal Policy
Volume/Issue: 1997/143
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Peter Heller
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 1997
ISBN: 9781451856309
Keywords: aging, Asia, demographics, health, medical care, pension, medical insurance, labor force, pension schemes
The paper assesses the government expenditure effects from changing demographics in the Asian “Tiger” economies through 2050. With some exceptions, their limited social insurance commitments initially...
CHAPTER 2: Public Health Care Spending: Past Trends »
Source: The Economics of Public Health Care Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies
Series: Books
Author(s): David Coady , Benedict Clements , and Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2012
ISBN: 9781616352448
Keywords: health care, public health, health insurance, public health spending, health spending
This chapter analyzes the health care spending trends of 27 advanced economies and 23 emerging economies over the past four decades. Total health expenditures have risen sharply dur...
CHAPTER 6: Containing Public Health Spending: Lessons from Experiences of Advanced Economies »
Source: The Economics of Public Health Care Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies
Series: Books
Author(s): David Coady , Benedict Clements , and Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2012
ISBN: 9781616352448
Keywords: health care, public health, health insurance, public health spending, health spending
Public health spending in advanced economies is projected to rise by an average of 3 percentage points of GDP over the next 20 years and by 6½ percentage points of GDP in the next 4...
CHAPTER 4: The Future of Public and Private Health Care Insurance in Asia »
Source: The Economics of Public Health Care Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies
Series: Books
Author(s): David Coady , Benedict Clements , and Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2012
ISBN: 9781616352448
Keywords: health care, public health, health insurance, public health spending, health spending
Globally, both public and private health care systems are facing major fiscal challenges. New technologies provide patients with more-sophisticated diagnostic and treatment methods,...
CHAPTER 11: Challenges in Reforming the Japanese Health Care System »
Source: The Economics of Public Health Care Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies
Series: Books
Author(s): David Coady , Benedict Clements , and Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2012
ISBN: 9781616352448
Keywords: health care, public health, health insurance, public health spending, health spending
Countries around the world are anxiously searching for better health care systems. The development of health care systems has followed a different route in each country, influenced...
CHAPTER 3: New Projections of Public Health Spending, 2010–50 »
Source: The Economics of Public Health Care Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies
Series: Books
Author(s): David Coady , Benedict Clements , and Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2012
ISBN: 9781616352448
Keywords: health care, public health, health insurance, public health spending, health spending
Public health spending has been increasing rapidly in advanced economies, but there have been only modest increases in emerging economies in the past decades. Will these trends cont...
CHAPTER 12: Coverage Expansion and Cost Containment in the Republic of Korea »
Source: The Economics of Public Health Care Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies
Series: Books
Author(s): David Coady , Benedict Clements , and Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2012
ISBN: 9781616352448
Keywords: health care, public health, health insurance, public health spending, health spending
THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN KOREA Health insurance was introduced for employees in large corporations in the Republic of Korea in 1977 and incrementally extended to employees in small...