1. Symposium Introduction: Papers on 'Modeling National Health Expenditures'.
- Author
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Getzen TE and Okunade AA
- Subjects
- Developed Countries, Developing Countries, Health Policy, Humans, Research Design, Economics trends, Health Expenditures trends, Models, Economic
- Abstract
Significant contributions have been made since the World Health Organization published Brian Abel-Smith's pioneering comparative study of national health expenditures more than 50 years ago. There have been major advances in theories, model specifications, methodological approaches, and data structures. This introductory essay provides a historical context for this line of work, highlights four newly published studies that move health economics research forward, and indicates several important areas of challenging but potentially fruitful research to strengthen future contributions to the literature and make empirical findings more useful for evaluating health policy decisions. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., (Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)
- Published
- 2017
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