In a field experiment in Uganda, we find that demand after a free distribution of three health products is lower than after a sale distribution. 

As Latin American countries seek to expand the coverage and benefits provided by their health systems under a global drive for universal health coverage (UHC), decisions taken today – whether by government or individuals – will have an impact tomorrow on public spending requirements.&nbs...

Across multiple African countries, discrepancies between administrative data and independent household surveys suggest official statistics systematically exaggerate development progress. We provide evidence for two distinct explanations of these discrepancies.

In recent years, the interdisciplinary nature of global health has blurred the lines between medicine and social science. As medical journals publish non-experimental research articles on social policies or macro-level interventions, controversies have arisen when social scientists have criticized t...

Published in Social Science & Medicine in January 2014.  Almost every country exhibits two important health financing trends: health spending per person rises and the share of out-of-pocket spending on health services declines.