Evidence of horizontal and vertical interactions in health care spending in t he Philippines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11490673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | João Coimbra de Oliveira (corresponding author), Uma Kelekar (0000-0002-4824-5432), Gilberto Llanto |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 853-862 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Policy and Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-1080 • E-ISSN: 1460-2237 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapol/czu086 |
| PMID | 25148843 |
| OpenAlex | W25148843 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
This article examines whether within a decentralized system of health care spending, local government units in developing countries have any incentive to compete with one another. The existence of spatial competition, whether horizontal or vertical, is tested in the case of Philippines using local government health expenditures data. Results indicate that health spending is characterized by a strong positive interaction between municipalities, consistent with the existence of a horizontal fiscal interaction. However, the results provide less support for the existence of vertical externalities, with the interaction of municipalities with provinces being positive and marginally significant.
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |