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How does Monitoring and Evaluation Affect Racial Health Inequality? Evidence from PMAQ Program in Brazil

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  • Chen, Taoshan

    (University of Warwick)

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This study provides novel evidence on how monitoring and evaluation affects racial health inequality, with data from the Primary Care Access and Quality (PMAQ) Program in Brazil. By using the heterogeneity-robust estimator from de Chaisemartin and D'Haultfoeuille (2022), this study considers the non-staggered and non-binary characteristics of the treatment. The results show that an increase in monitoring and evaluation intensity can reduce racial health inequality, achieved by improving the health conditions for non-white individuals and deterioration of the health conditions for white individuals. It is suggested for policy makers to increase the allocation of health resources to ensure that while racial health inequality is reduced, both white and non-white individuals can benefit from an improvement in primary health care, rather than narrowing the gap by reducing the quality of care for one group.

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  • Chen, Taoshan, 2023. "How does Monitoring and Evaluation Affect Racial Health Inequality? Evidence from PMAQ Program in Brazil," Warwick-Monash Economics Student Papers 51, Warwick Monash Economics Student Papers.
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    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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