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Effects of state‐level public spending on health on the mortality probability in India
Author(s) -
Farahani Mansour,
Subramanian S. V.,
Canning David
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
health economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1099-1050
pISSN - 1057-9230
DOI - 10.1002/hec.1557
Subject(s) - residence , poverty , health spending , public health , state (computer science) , demographic economics , fiscal deficit , public spending , poverty level , toilet , national health interview survey , economics , socioeconomics , environmental health , demography , geography , medicine , economic growth , health care , political science , sociology , health insurance , fiscal policy , nursing , algorithm , pathology , politics , computer science , law , macroeconomics
This study uses the second National Family Health Survey of India to estimate the effect of state‐level public health spending on mortality across all age groups, controlling for individual, household, and state‐level covariates. We use a state's gross fiscal deficit as an instrument for its health spending. Our study shows a 10% increase in public spending on health in India decreases the average probability of death by about 2%, with effects mainly on the young, the elderly, and women. Other major factors affecting mortality are rural residence, household poverty, and access to toilet facilities. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.