- Additional Authors
- Pearson, Mark.
- Description
- 55 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
- Summary
- The economic crisis that started in 2008 has had a profound impact on the lives of citizens. Millions of people lost their job, saw their life-savings disappear and experienced prolonged financial hardship. The economic crisis has also led a number of OECD governments to introduce austerity measures to reduce public deficits. The health sector, like many other social welfare programmes, has witnessed extensive spending cuts and has also been the subject of substantial reforms. The combined effects of economic crisis, austerity and reforms have led many OECD health systems into unchartered territory. This paper looks at the impact of economic crisis on health and health care. It summarises findings from the published literature on the effects of economic crisis that took place over the past few decades and also describes recent health policy reforms, focusing on those countries where the economic crisis has hit hardest. Finally, this paper analyses the empirical relationship between unemployment and health care use, quality and health outcomes, using data from OECD Health Statistics. In doing so, it investigates whether the effects of unemployment on health outcomes have been extenuated by austerity measures...
- Series Statement
- OECD Health Working Papers, 1815-2015 ; no.76
- Uniform Title
- OECD Health Working Papers, no.76.
- Subject
- Social Issues/Migration/Health
- LCCN
- 10.1787/5jxx71lt1zg6-en
- OCLC
- oecd-lib-004255
- Author
van Gool, Kees.
- Title
Health, Austerity and Economic Crisis [electronic resource]: Assessing the Short-term Impact in OECD countries / Kees van Gool and Mark Pearson
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2014.
- Series
OECD Health Working Papers, 1815-2015 ; no.76
OECD Health Working Papers, 1815-2015 ; no.76.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Social Issues/Migration/Health
- Added Author
Pearson, Mark.
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/5jxx71lt1zg6-en doi