Universal Health Care and Informal Labor Markets : The Case of Thailand

This paper explores the possibility that universal health coverage may inadvertently result in distorted labor market choices, with workers preferring informal employment over formal employment, leading to negative effects on investment and growth,...

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Main Authors:	Wagstaff, Adam, Manachotphong, Wanwiphang
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE COST ADVERSE SELECTION AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL SECTOR BIASES COMMERCIAL BANK CREDIT ASSOCIATION CREDIT INSTITUTION CROSS-SUBSIDIES DAILY EXPENSES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISABILITY DISABLED EARNINGS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT EFFECT EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENROLLMENT EXERCISES EXPENDITURE FAMILIES FEMALE EDUCATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GENDER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GREATER ACCESS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE COSTS HEALTH CONTRIBUTION HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH REFORM HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBAND ILL HEALTH ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION INCOME INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL LABOR MARKETS INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATIONS INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERNATIONAL BANK JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE SURVEY LABOR FORCE SURVEYS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET PERSPECTIVE LABOR SUPPLY LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIMITED JOB OPPORTUNITIES LIVING STANDARDS LOAN MARITAL STATUS MARRIED COUPLE MARRIED COUPLES MARRIED MEN MARRIED WOMEN MATERNITY BENEFITS MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL EXPENSES MICRO-CREDIT MINIMUM WAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN NURSE OLD AGE PAYROLL TAX POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE PROVIDERS PROGRESS PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES RURAL RESIDENTS SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SEED MONEY SERVANTS SERVICE SECTORS SICKNESS ABSENCE SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY SOURCE OF FUNDS SPOUSE TAX SUBSIDY UNEMPLOYMENT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION URBAN COMMUNITY VILLAGE VILLAGE FUND VILLAGES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VULNERABLE GROUPS WAR WORKER WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16459393/universal-health-care-informal-labor-markets-case-thailand http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11940

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11940

Universal Health Care and Informal Labor Markets : The Case of Thailand

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