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Social control of public expenditures in a multilevel principal-agent approach
(2015-01-01)
This study enhances the principal-agent model by incorporating a multilevel perspective and differences among agency situations. A theoretical discussion is developed using a proposed intersection of methodological focuses ...
The burden of physical activity on type 2 diabetes public healthcare expenditures among adults: a retrospective study
(Biomed Central Ltd., 2011-05-04)
Background: Determinants of public healthcare expenditures in type 2 diabetics are not well investigated in developing nations and, therefore, it is not clear if higher physical activity decreases healthcare costs. The ...
The burden of abdominal obesity with physical inactivity on health expenditure in Brazil
(2015-01-01)
The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between the clustering of physical inactivity with abdominal obesity and public health care expenditure in Brazilian adults. The sample was composed of 963 patients ...
Physical inactivity of adults and 1-year health care expenditures in Brazil
(Springer, 2015-03-01)
To analyze the association between physical inactivity in different domains and direct public healthcare expenditures in adults and to identify whether the clustering of physical inactivity in different domains would ...
Walking and health care expenditures among adult users of the Brazilian public healthcare system: retrospective cross-sectional study
(Abrasco, 2015-11-01)
Physical inactivity is a major public health challenge due to its association with chronic diseases and the resulting economic impact on the public healthcare system. However, walking can help alleviate these problems. ...
The burden of physical activity on type 2 diabetes public healthcare expenditures among adults: a retrospective study
(BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2011)
Background: Determinants of public healthcare expenditures in type 2 diabetics are not well investigated in developing nations and, therefore, it is not clear if higher physical activity decreases healthcare costs. The ...
Household Expenditure in Dental Health Care: National Estimations in Mexico for 2000, 2002, and 2004
(2007)
Objective: To estimate the expenditure on dental care of Mexican households, analyze their trends, and determine the factors associated with the decision to spend and the amount of money spent in 2000, 2002, and 2004. ...
Fiscal policy contradiction: a perspective on Brazil and Mexico
(Univ Nacional Autonoma Mexico, 2011-07-01)
The aim of this paper is to discuss the quality of fiscal policy in Brazil and Mexico and investigate whether fiscal policy influence is favorable to reduce the unemployment rate. Public spending, which has a positive ...
Determinantes de gastos ambulatoriais na atenção primária do sistema público de saúde brasileiro
(2017-05-01)
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: One of the big challenges facing governments worldwide is the financing of healthcare systems. Thus, it is necessary to understand the factors and key components associated with healthcare expenditure. ...
Chile: the unbearable burden of inequality
(Elsevier, 2008)
Chile has been cited as a successful case of development. Relatively fast economic growth over almost two decades has been accompanied by a significant reduction in absolute poverty. However, persistent economic growth and ...