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Losing health insurance when young: Impacts on usage of medical services and health
(CAF, 2015-04)
In this study we exploit a regulation in Colombia that exogenously changes health insurance coverage of young adult dependents, specifically those turning 18 years old, to analyze the effects of losing health insurance ...
Government Spending Efficiency in Latin America: A Frontier Approach
(CAF, 2014-09)
Government spending efficiency in providing education and health is evaluated across countries of the world, with a special emphasis on Latin American countries. Using stochastic frontier and data envelopment analysis, it ...
Decentralization and Access to Social Services in Colombia
(CAF, 2009)
A central claim in favor of decentralization is that it will improve access to public services, but few studies examine this question empirically. This paper explores the effects of decentralization to access to health and ...
Improving the education and health of the poor: decentralization and policy reform in Colombia
(CAF, 2009)
A central claim in favor of decentralization is that it will improve access to public services, but few studies examine this question empirically. This paper, the policyoriented companion to Faguet and Sánchez (2009), ...
Sistemas de salud e Inequidades en Salud en América Latina
(2023-12-20)
El presente documento describe medidas de desigualdad en el acceso a la atención sanitaria y en los resultados de salud en países de América Latina, utilizando métricas estandarizadas introducidas en un estudio relacionado ...