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Diagnosing Deep Roots of Development: Genetic, Disease and Environmental Factors

We examine the association between indicators of real GDP per capit...

Valerio Napolioni, Robert E. Klitgaard, Johannes W. Fedderke, James P. MacMurray

Working Paper

‘Know Your Epidemic’: The Effects of Expected Health and Contextual Health Uncertainty ...

This study measures the link between expected health and contextual...

Mintewab Bezabih, Martine Visser, Byela Tibesigwa

Working Paper

The Good African Society Index

This paper constructs a Good Society Index for 45 African countries...

Ferdi Botha

Working Paper

The Good African Society Index

This paper constructs a Good Society Index for 45 African countries...

Ferdi Botha

Working Paper

Panel: Health financing and regulatory reforms

On 6 February 2014 ERSA hosted a symposium in Stellenbosch on Criti...

Anja Smith

Policy Brief

User Fee Abolition in South Africa in 1994 and 1996: Differences-in-Differences

South Africa waived user fees for primary health care, first in 199...

Steven F. Koch, Anna S. Brink

Working Paper

Economic aspects of universal health coverage

This brief sums up the findings of his presentation, focusing on th...

Peter C. Smith

Policy Brief

Lessons on governance for the move towards universal health coverage in South Africa

Goudge’s presentation emphasised that appropriate governance mechan...

Anja Smith

Policy Brief

Assessing regional variation in the effect of the removal of user fees on institutional...

This paper examines regional differences in the effect of user fee ...

Steven F. Koch, Chitalu M. Chama-Chiliba

Working Paper

ERSA symposium and training workshop: Critical choices around universal health coverage

Symposium – 6 February 2014 In 2012 the South African government em...

ERSA

Workshop

Love and addiction: The importance of commitment

Policy Paper 04 The bilaterally monopolistic nature of relationship...

Steven F. Koch

Policy Paper

The Cost-effectiveness of Intervening in Low and High HIV Prevalence Areas in South Africa

The cost-effectiveness of intervening with a set of HIV/AIDS interv...

Josue Mbonigaba

Working Paper

The Abolition of User Fees and the Demand for Health Care: Re-evaluating the Impact

The impact of the abolition of user fees in South Africa, a policy ...

Steven F. Koch

Working Paper

Slave numeracy in the Cape Colony and comparative development in the eighteenth century

The lack of accurate measures of human capital formation often cons...

Jörg Baten, Johan Fourie

Working Paper

An Analysis of Specialist Surgeons and their Practices

A purposive sample of South African doctors provided data for the a...

Steven F. Koch, Jean D. Slabbert

Working Paper

Demand for health care in HIV/AIDS – affected households in two communities in the Free...

This paper analyses differences in the choice of health care facili...

Martine Visser, Frikkie Booysens

Working Paper

Demand for health care in HIV/AIDS – affected households in two communities in the Free...

This paper analyses differences in the choice of health care facili...

Martine Visser, Frikkie Booysens

Working Paper

ERSA symposium on Health reform

Invitation to the ERSA symposium on Health reform on the 1st of Jul...

ERSA

Workshop