The joint demand for health care, leisure, and commodities: Implications for health care finance and access in Vietnam Export

@article{citeulike:2335841, abstract = {This paper explores linkages between the demand for health care providers and the consumption of food, non-food goods, and leisure in Vietnam, using a mixed continuous/discrete dependent variable model. Cross-price elasticities calculated from the model suggest there are strong substitution effects between health care, leisure, and certain commodities. The model allows us to explore the implications of replacing user fees with alternative forms of health care finance, such as commodity taxes. In particular, the results suggest financing public health care services with a non-food sales tax rather than user fees would be more progressive and would improve access to care.}, author = {Meyerhoefer, Chad D. and Sahn, David E. and Younger, Stephen D.}, citeulike-article-id = {2335841}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220380701611527}, doi = {10.1080/00220380701611527}, journal = {Journal of Development Studies}, keywords = {health, insurance, vietnam}, number = {8}, pages = {1475--1500}, posted-at = {2008-02-05 15:46:45}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {The joint demand for health care, leisure, and commodities: Implications for health care finance and access in Vietnam}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220380701611527}, volume = {43}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2335841 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2335841 N2 - This paper explores linkages between the demand for health care providers and the consumption of food, non-food goods, and leisure in Vietnam, using a mixed continuous/discrete dependent variable model. Cross-price elasticities calculated from the model suggest there are strong substitution effects between health care, leisure, and certain commodities. The model allows us to explore the implications of replacing user fees with alternative forms of health care finance, such as commodity taxes. In particular, the results suggest financing public health care services with a non-food sales tax rather than user fees would be more progressive and would improve access to care. IS - 8 JF - Journal of Development Studies EP - 1500 TI - The joint demand for health care, leisure, and commodities: Implications for health care finance and access in Vietnam PB - Routledge VL - 43 SP - 1475 KW - health KW - insurance KW - vietnam AU - Meyerhoefer, Chad AU - Sahn, David AU - Younger, Stephen PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220380701611527 ER -