On health insurance and household decisions: A treatment effect analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-182

  Koch, Steven ^a   Alaba, Olufunke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Average treatment effects; Demand system; Household; National health insurance; Propensity score matching; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POLICY STRATEGY; SOCIAL POLICY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD; INCOME; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

BUDGETS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 71849104871     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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