Replication data for: The Great Equalizer: Health Care Access and Infant Mortality in Thailand
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jonathan Gruber; Nathaniel Hendren; Robert M. Townsend
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Project Citation:
Gruber, Jonathan, Hendren, Nathaniel, and Townsend, Robert M. Replication data for: The Great Equalizer: Health Care Access and Infant Mortality in Thailand. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113882V1
Project Description
Summary:
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This paper analyzes Thailand's 2001 healthcare reform, "30 Baht."
The program increased funding available to hospitals to care for
the poor and reduced copays to 30 Baht (~$0.75). Our estimates
suggest the supply-side funding of the program increased healthcare
utilization, especially among the poor. Moreover, we find significant
impacts on infant mortality. Prior to 30 Baht, poorer provinces had
significantly higher infant mortality rates than richer provinces.
After 30 Baht, this correlation evaporates to zero. The results suggest
that increased access to healthcare among the poor can significantly
reduce their infant mortality rates.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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H51 National Government Expenditures and Health
I12 Health Behavior
I13 Health Insurance, Public and Private
I14 Health and Inequality
I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
H51 National Government Expenditures and Health
I12 Health Behavior
I13 Health Insurance, Public and Private
I14 Health and Inequality
I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
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