Public coverage of dental care: universal or targeted?
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- Brekke, Kurt R. & Straume, Odd Rune & Siciliani, Luigi, 2025. "Public coverage of dental care: universal or targeted?," Discussion Paper Series in Economics 2/2025, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics.
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Keywords
Dental care; Public coverage; Reimbursement schemes;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
- I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
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