The challenges of universal health insurance in developing countries: Evidence from a large-scale randomized experiment in Indonesia
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- Banerjee, Abhijit & Finkelstein, Amy & Hanna, Rema & Olken, Benjamin & Ornaghi, Arianna & Sumarto, Sudarno, 2020. "The challenges of universal health insurance in developing countries : Evidence from a large-scale randomized experiment in Indonesia," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 454, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
- Abhijit Banerjee & Amy Finkelstein & Rema Hanna & Benjamin A. Olken & Arianna Ornaghi & Sudarno Sumarto, 2019. "The Challenges of Universal Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Large-scale Randomized Experiment in Indonesia," NBER Working Papers 26204, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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- O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
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