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The Economics of Health and Well-Being

WebGita Bhatt. December 2, 2021. Dear Readers, Just as good health—mental and physical—is fundamental to individual well-being, public health is fundamental to stable, …

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Boosting the Economy: The Impact of US Government …

WebJuly 1, 2021. Despite the tragic loss of life and immense challenges brought on by the pandemic, the US economy is making a remarkable recovery. The Biden administration’s …

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Financing Future Health Systems

WebHealth and finance authorities must now work together to bolster health systems and economies in a mutually reinforcing way, through several specific actions. First, we urge …

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The Economics of Health and Well-Being

WebGITA BHATT. Just as good health—mental and physical—is fundamental to individual well-being, public health is fundamental to stable, cohesive societies. That is the lesson we …

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U.S. Healthcare: A Story of Rising Market Power, Barriers …

WebHealthcare in the United States is the most expensive in the world, with real per capita spending growth averaging 4 percent since 1980. This paper examines the role of …

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Patterns and Drivers of Health Spending Efficiency

WebDemands for ramping up health expenditures are at an all-time high. Countries’ needs for additional health resources include responding to the COVID-19 …

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World Economic Outlook Update, January 2022: Rising …

WebGlobal growth is expected to moderate from 5.9 in 2021 to 4.4 percent in 2022—half a percentage point lower for 2022 than in the October World Economic …

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THE HEALTH ISSUE – IMF F&D

WebThe pandemic plunged the world into the deepest economic contraction in generations—largely because the international community failed to produce a successful …

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Reflections on a healthy society

WebTo recover better, we need an economy that puts human beings and rights at the center of economic policy. One that invests in health, social protection, and other human rights to …

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The Economic Impact of Healthcare Quality

WebWe study the costs of hospitalizations on patients’ earnings and labor supply, using the universe of hospital admissions in Denmark and full-population tax data. We …

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Global Health Threats of the 21st Century -- Finance

WebAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2014), indoor and outdoor air pollution is responsible for 7 million premature deaths a year—one-eighth of global mortality. …

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The Economics of Public Health Care Reform in Advanced and …

WebNote to Readers This is an excerpt from The Economics of Public Health Care Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies.Health care reform will be a key fiscal policy …

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Health and Development: Why Investing in Health is Critical …

WebA compilation of articles from Finance & Development International Monetary Fund Washington, DC December 2004 Health and Development

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The Economic Risks and Impacts of Epidemics

WebVictoria Fan, Dean Jamison, and Lawrence Summers recently estimated the expected yearly cost of pandemic influenza at roughly $500 billion (0.6 percent of global income), …

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A Life Well Lived

WebDownload PDF . Three countries provide lessons for improving health and promoting happiness. Denmark, Costa Rica and New Zealand stand out as three countries that are …

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Toward better pandemic preparedness

WebInvesting in prevention and preparedness. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the economic case for investing in health abundantly clear. Going forward, we must view …

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Costa Rica Prioritizes Public Health

WebCommunity-oriented primary health care. Costa Rica has prioritized public health for decades, investing heavily in targeting the most readily preventable kinds of …

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The Shape of Global Health -- Finance & Development, December …

WebFinance & Development, December 2014, Vol. 51, No. 4. PDF version. The world has come a long way, but still has a long way to go. THE Ebola outbreak has dominated global …

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Getting Real on Health Financing

WebLow-income countries spend some 5 percent of their GDPs on health, whereas middle-income and high-income countries spend about 6 percent and 10 percent, respectively …

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