Catastrophic and Impoverishing Effects of Health Expenditure : New Evidence from the Western Balkans

This paper investigates the effect of health-related expenditure on household welfare in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo, all of which have undertaken major health sector reform. Two methodologies are used: (i) the incidence and intensity of 'catastrophic' he...

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Main Authors: Bredenkamp, C., Mendola, M., Gragnolati, M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5063