Who Benefits from Public Healthcare Subsidies in Egypt?
Direct subsidization of healthcare services has been widely used in many countries to improve health outcomes. It is commonly believed that the poor are the main beneficiaries from these subsidies. We test this hypothesis in Egypt by empirically analyzing the distribution of public healthcare subsid...
Main Authors: | Ahmed Shoukry Rashad, Mesbah Fathy Sharaf |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-11-01
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Series: | Social Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/4/4/1162 |
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