Peter S Heller
Biographic Data
| ID | 1324397 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter S Heller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter S |
| FAMILY NAME | Heller |
| SIGNATURE | HELLER P S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 73 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The prospects of creating ‘fiscal space’ for the health sector
Never has there been a time when the visibility of the health problems of low-income countries (LICs) has been so prominent in the world’s policy circles. Industrial governments have scaled up their aid for spending on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programmes; major foundations are providing major financing of immunization and vaccination programmes as well as research efforts to develop vaccines and cures for pervasive LIC diseases; non-gove…
Considering the IMF's Perspective on a »Sound Fiscal Policy«
This paper provides a perspective on how the IMF assesses a ''sound fiscal policy,'' focusing principally on industrial and emerging market economies. It observes six central criteria: the short-term fiscal policy stance, with greater emphasis on automatic stabilizers than discretionary fiscal policy; relevance of medium and sometimes long-term issues; fiscal sustainability; capacity for aggregate fiscal policy implementation (including political…
The fiscal impact of privatization, with some examples from Arab countries
Aging, Savings, and Pensions in the Group of Seven Countries
In the next 30 to 40 years, past changes in fertility and mortality will lead to a significant increase in the share of the elderly. This study suggests that these demographic trends may lead to a decline in the G–7 private savings rate after 2000, compounding the impact of social expenditure pressures on the government's deficit. Moreover, public pensions may decline as a share of the consumption needs of the elderly, leading to financial pressu…
Sectoral adjustment in government expenditure in the 1970s
Government Employment and Pay
A model of the demand for medical and health services in Peninsular Malaysia
Malnutrition, child morbidity and the family decision process
Issues in the Allocation of Resources in the Medical Sector of Developing Countries
Factor Endowment Change and Comparative Advantage
IT has long been recognized that a country's relative factor endowment will strongly influence the focus of its comparative advantage in international trade. Within the context of the postwar Japanese economy, this paper will consider the impact of a rapid change in factor endowment on the structure of comparative advantage. Several questions will be addressed. In 1954 Japan was a labor-abundant economy,' midway in the factor endowment spectrum b…
Medicine and Public Health in the People??s Republic of China
A model of the demand for medical and health services in Peninsular Malaysia
Government Employment and Pay
Malnutrition, child morbidity and the family decision process
The prospects of creating ‘fiscal space’ for the health sector
Never has there been a time when the visibility of the health problems of low-income countries (LICs) has been so prominent in the world’s policy circles. Industrial governments have scaled up their aid for spending on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programmes; major foundations are providing major financing of immunization and vaccination programmes as well as research efforts to develop vaccines and cures for pervasive LIC diseases; non-gove…
Sectoral adjustment in government expenditure in the 1970s
The fiscal impact of privatization, with some examples from Arab countries
Issues in the Allocation of Resources in the Medical Sector of Developing Countries
Medicine and Public Health in the People??s Republic of China
Factor Endowment Change and Comparative Advantage
IT has long been recognized that a country's relative factor endowment will strongly influence the focus of its comparative advantage in international trade. Within the context of the postwar Japanese economy, this paper will consider the impact of a rapid change in factor endowment on the structure of comparative advantage. Several questions will be addressed. In 1954 Japan was a labor-abundant economy,' midway in the factor endowment spectrum b…
Issues in the Allocation of Resources in the Medical Sector of Developing Countries
Malnutrition, child morbidity and the family decision process
A model of the demand for medical and health services in Peninsular Malaysia
Sectoral adjustment in government expenditure in the 1970s
Government Employment and Pay
The fiscal impact of privatization, with some examples from Arab countries
Aging, Savings, and Pensions in the Group of Seven Countries
In the next 30 to 40 years, past changes in fertility and mortality will lead to a significant increase in the share of the elderly. This study suggests that these demographic trends may lead to a decline in the G–7 private savings rate after 2000, compounding the impact of social expenditure pressures on the government's deficit. Moreover, public pensions may decline as a share of the consumption needs of the elderly, leading to financial pressu…
Considering the IMF's Perspective on a »Sound Fiscal Policy«
This paper provides a perspective on how the IMF assesses a ''sound fiscal policy,'' focusing principally on industrial and emerging market economies. It observes six central criteria: the short-term fiscal policy stance, with greater emphasis on automatic stabilizers than discretionary fiscal policy; relevance of medium and sometimes long-term issues; fiscal sustainability; capacity for aggregate fiscal policy implementation (including political…
The prospects of creating ‘fiscal space’ for the health sector
Never has there been a time when the visibility of the health problems of low-income countries (LICs) has been so prominent in the world’s policy circles. Industrial governments have scaled up their aid for spending on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programmes; major foundations are providing major financing of immunization and vaccination programmes as well as research efforts to develop vaccines and cures for pervasive LIC diseases; non-gove…
Economics (10 works) · Business (6 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Developing country (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Government (linguistics (4 works) · Economic policy (3 works) · Fiscal policy (3 works) · Global Health Care Issues (3 works)