Author : Ernesto Crivelli
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1455201308
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (552 download)
Book Synopsis Subnational Health Spending and Soft Budget Constraints in OECD Countries by : Ernesto Crivelli
Download or read book Subnational Health Spending and Soft Budget Constraints in OECD Countries written by Ernesto Crivelli and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government spending on health has grown as a percent of GDP over the last 40 years in industrialized countries. Widespread decentralization of healthcare systems has often accompanied this increase in spending. In this paper, we explore the effect of soft budget constraints on subnational health spending in a sample of OECD countries. We find countries where subnational governments rely primarily on central government financing and enjoy large borrowing autonomy have higher healthcare spending than those with more restrictions on subnational government borrowing.