Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/198350 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Citation: 
[Journal:] CES Working Papers [ISSN:] 2067-7693 [Volume:] 6 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Centre for European Studies [Place:] Iasi [Year:] 2014 [Pages:] 75-91
Publisher: 
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Centre for European Studies, Iasi
Abstract: 
During an economic downturn the non-productive sectors (education, health, and social services) are the most exposed to sudden policy changes, as a result of austerity measures. This article aims to assess the impact of the late 2000’s crisis on some European countries’ healthcare systems in order to highlight the link between the breakdown of the economic context and the negative outcomes on a social level. In this regard, a panel data analysis was employed, focusing on out-of-pocket health expenses as an estimation of a nation’s wellbeing and healthcare development level. The cross-time results indicated a clear collapse of all national healthcare systems in 2009 while the cross-section effects implied that the twenty three countries could be divided in three groups according to their healthcare policy, especially regarding health insurance. Thus, countries should pay more attention to the private insurances component of the healthcare systems as the others are defenseless against business cycle fluctuations.
Subjects: 
economic crisis
healthcare
out-of-pocket payments
social inequalities
panel data
JEL: 
C23
I13
I14
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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