The relationship between local government structure and expenditure has received considerable attention, yet there is little consensus on how the features of representative government affect local expenditure decisions. The sole exception is city council size, which has consistently been found to have a positive and significant impact on expenditure. Previous results rely on cross-sectional est...

I ncreased expenditures and the government size is an important issue in public sector economics. In this regard, various theories have been developed in order to justify the reasons for the public expenditure growth, and the theories have been empirically tested. One of the outlooks explaining the government expenditures growth and the economy size, is fiscal illusion approach. According ...

This paper analyzes the relationship between public education spending, long-run growth and income inequality. We propose an endogenous model with occupational choice supply of teachers quality. show that school quality alters shape those relationships in a way has new policy implications. First, depends on level expenditures human capital distribution. Second, inequality can be either positive...

India has outlined its commitment to achieving universal health coverage and several states in India are rolling out strategies to support this aim. In 2011, Rajasthan implemented an ambitious universal access to medicines programme based on a centralized procurement and decentralized distribution model. In terms of the three dimensions of universal health coverage, the scheme has made signific...

Health care spending estimates constitute an important public policy tool, providing a broad look at historical trends in unique State health care systems. The State health expenditure estimates presented here detail spending for the 50 States and the District of Columbia for calendar years 1980-1998. They include expenditure estimates for specific service types as well as for two major sources...

OBJECTIVE Pressure injuries (PI) are largely preventable and can be viewed as an adverse outcome of a healthcare admission, yet they affect millions of people and consume billions of dollars in healthcare spending. The existing literature in Australia presents a patchy picture of the economic burden of PI on society and the health system. The aim of the present study was to provide a more compr...