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Health spending efficiency in developing Asia

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  • Bajaro, Donna Faye
  • Jinjarak, Yothin
  • Myoda, Yuho
  • Park, Donghyun
  • Quising, Pilipinas

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic put significant stress on health systems and brought to the fore the importance of efficient health spending. Among the subregions of developing Asia, East Asia exhibits the highest technical efficiency. Expanding the service coverage of universal healthcare enhances the realization of health outcomes, while leveraging the concentration of population improves the effective utilization of health budgets. Moreover, Caucasus and Central Asia has the highest allocative efficiency. Overall, developing Asia has substantial room for improvement in efficiency, with a primary focus on technical efficiency.

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  • Bajaro, Donna Faye & Jinjarak, Yothin & Myoda, Yuho & Park, Donghyun & Quising, Pilipinas, 2025. "Health spending efficiency in developing Asia," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:asieco:v:97:y:2025:i:c:s1049007824001647
    DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2024.101869
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    Keywords

    health spending; data envelopment analysis; technical efficiency; allocative efficiency;
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    JEL classification:

    • C10 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - General
    • C60 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - General
    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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