Health Economics Research in Developing Countries

This book presents a number of empirical studies of the application of economic concepts and techniques to health in developing countries. It both clarifies the ways in which health economics can be used in practice and reports research results that are of key importance to policy-makers. All the contributors have direct experience of working in developing countries, whether for governments, educational institutions, or internationalagencies.John S. Akin, Peter Berman, Ricardo...
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This book presents a number of empirical studies of the application of economic concepts and techniques to health in developing countries. It both clarifies the ways in which health economics can be used in practice and reports research results that are of key importance to policy-makers. All the contributors have direct experience of working in developing countries, whether for governments, educational institutions, or internationalagencies.John S. Akin, Peter Berman, Ricardo Bitran-Dicovsky, Guy Carrin, Avi Dor, David W. Dunlop, Susan Foster, Jacques van der Gaag, Charles Griffin, Geoffrey Hoare, Abdulai Issaka-Tinorgah, Maureen Lewis,Prosper Nuyandagazi, Vincente B. Paqueo, Margaret Phillips, Barry M. Popkin, Nicholas Prescott, Suomi Saki, Donald S. Shepard, J. Brad Schwartz, Catriona Waddington, Dieter Zschock