Health Expenditure Financing as Incentive for Participation in Roscas1We would like to thank the two anonymous referees and the support from Ximena Peña – invited editor. The usual disclaimer applies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7368471 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristiano Raccanello (0000-0003-0668-1321), Jayant Anand |
| Year | 2009 |
| Issue | 64 |
| Pages | 173-206 |
| Publication date | 2009-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0120-3584 • E-ISSN: 1900-7760 |
| Publisher | Universidad de los Andes (PUBLISHER • VE) |
| DOI | 10.13043/dys.64.6 |
| OpenAlex | W2886771000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAS) are a common informal saving method recognized as a social protection system that can be used to deal with the monetary consequences of different types of economic shocks. This paper tests the hypothesis that current participation in roscas will be encouraged when funds saved during previous membership in such associations were useful for financing extraordinary as well as unexpected expenses related to health needs. The probit model estimation supports this hypothesis and also suggests that savings from roscas used for preventive health services encourage further participation
Actuarial science · Econometrics · Economics · Estimation · Incentive · Management · Microeconomics · Ordered probit · Probit · Probit model · Public economics · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Finance
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |