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SUBMITTER: Mitra S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4975721 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mitra Sophie S Palmer Michael M Mont Daniel D Groce Nora N
Health economics 20150528 7
This paper investigates the economic impact of health shocks on working-age adults in Vietnam during 2004-2008, using a fixed effects specification. Health shocks cover disability and morbidity and are measured by 'days unable to carry out regular activity', 'days in bed due to illness/injury', and 'hospitalization'. Overall, Vietnamese households are able to smooth total non-health expenditures in the short run in the face of a significant rise in out-of-pocket health expenditures. However, thi ...[more]