We study the effects of accessing better healthcare on the schooling and labor supply
decisions of sick children in Tanzania. Using variation in the cost of formal-sector healthcare …

We estimate the effects of higher quality healthcare usage on health, labor supply and
schooling outcomes for sick individuals in Tanzania. Using exogenous variation in the cost …

Improving access to the formal health care sector is a primary public health goal in many low-
income countries. But the returns to this access are unclear, given that the quality of care at …

Background Direct and time costs of accessing and using health care may limit health care
access, affect welfare loss, and lead to catastrophic spending especially among poorest …

The health of the child is an important factor for proper childhood development.
Unfortunately, efforts to improve child health in many countries have not yielded the desired …

Rwanda has made great progress in improving maternal utilization of health care through
coordination of external aid and more efficient health policy. Using data from the 2005 and …

Objective Tanzania has a policy of free provision of inpatient care for young children in order
to promote timely access and thus reduce the current levels of mortality. However, little is …

In an environment of constrained resources, policymakers must identify solutions for
financing and delivering health services that are efficient and sustainable. However, such …

Policies designed to increase education in low-income settings require an understanding of
why children do not attend school. Drawing on longitudinal data of primary-school age …

In this paper we present evidence on the impact of distance to school and school availability
on households' decisions concerning primary age children's time allocation between work …