Examining the state level heterogeneity of public health expenditure in India: an empirical evidence from panel data

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 75-95

  Behera, Deepak Kumar ^a   Dash, Umakant ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Indian states; Panel data; PHE; Public health expenditure; UHC Westerlund co integration; Universal health coverage; VECM Granger causality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FINANCE; FISCAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; INDIA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 85047600782     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: 17415144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2018.091851     Document Type: Article

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