International Migration and Child Labour in Developing Countries
In: The World Economy, Band 40, Heft 4, S. 678-702
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In: The World Economy, Band 40, Heft 4, S. 678-702
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In: Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 365
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In: Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 339
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In: University of Milan Bicocca Department of Economics, Management and Statistics Working Paper No. 231
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In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 8066
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We exploit variation across Italian Regions in the implementation of region-specific tariffs within a Prospective Pay System (PPS) for hospitals based on Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) to assess their impact on health and on the use of health care services. We consider survey data for the years 1993-2007 with information on both individuals' perceived health and their utilization of health care services. Results suggest that the introduction of market incentives via a fixed-price payment system did not lead to worst health perceptions. Instead, it marked a moderate decrease in hospitalization coupled with a clearer decrease in the utilization of emergency services. We also find mild evidence of reduced satisfaction with health care services among hospitals patients. These effects were stronger for adoptions occurring when also the national government supported the market-based approach. Results are robust to a number of sensitivity checks.
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In: CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5804
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In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 8636
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