Are more resources always the answer? A supply and demand analysis for public health services in Brazilian municipalities

The aim of this paper is to determine whether it is necessary to increase available resources to local governments or if better use of these funds is sufficient. The paper contributes to the literature by looking both at the supply and demand for public health services. If the demand is estimated co...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Rocha, Janete Duarte, Plínio Portela de Oliveira, Luis Felipe Vital Nunes Pereira, Sérgio Ricardo de Brito Gadelha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:EconomiA
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1517758016301254