The importance of wage loss in the financial burden of illness
Longitudinal evidence from India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4596998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aditya Shrinivas (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore), Suhani Jalota (0000-0002-3770-9369, Stanford University), Anoop Mahajan (0000-0001-9448-180X, National Bureau of Economic Research), Aprajit Mahajan, Grant Miller (0000-0003-3191-2558, National Bureau of Economic Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 317 |
| Pages | 115583 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115583 |
| PMID | 36565513 |
| OpenAlex | W4311057091 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 35 |
Wage loss accounts for a substantial share of the total economic burden of illness in India - and disproportionately so among the poorest households. Our findings imply that if UHC is to achieve its objective of protecting households against the financial risk of illness - particularly poor households, the inclusion of wage loss insurance or another illness-related income replacement benefit is needed
Demographic economics · Development economics · Economics · Labour economics · Wage · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 3 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |