Sonia Bhalotra
Spending to save? State health expenditure and infant mortality in India
University of Bristol
severe inequalities health world poor health concentrated amongst poor people poor countries poor countries spend much smaller share national income health expenditure richer countries potential lies political growth processes raise share depends upon effective government health spending developing countries existing research presents little evidence impact childhood mortality using specifications similar existing literature paper finds similar result india state health spending saves lives however upon allowing lagged effects controlling flexible way trended unobservables restricting sample rural households significant effect health expenditure infant mortality emerges long run elasticity 024 striking differences impact social group slicing data gender birth order religion maternal paternal education maternal age birth find weakest effects vulnerable groups exception large effect scheduled tribes