Inequality Effects of Fiscal Policy: Analysing the Benefit Incidence on Health Sector in India

Published By: NIPFP on eSS | Published Date: December, 02 , 2015

This paper analyses the benefit incidence of public health spending on inpatient service delivery, categorised by region, gender and economic class. Inpatient morbidity data among quintile-wise MPCE classes across three Indian states – Bihar, West Bengal and Kerala - are examined to decipher whether the benefit incidence of public health expenditure is pro-poor.

Author(s): Kausik K. Bhadra | Posted on: Jan 18, 2016 | Views() | Download (869)


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