Title: Can micro health insurance reduce poverty? : evidence from Bangladesh

Authors: Hamid, Syed Abdul and Roberts, Jennifer and Mosley, Paul

Place: Malden, MA [etc.]

Publisher: Wiley

Year: 2011

Journal: The Journal of risk and insurance

Volume: Vol. 78, No. 1

PAGE: 57--82

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health economics, poverty alleviation, bangladesh

Abstract: This article examines the impact of micro health insurance on poverty reduction in rural areas of Bangladesh. Four indicators relating to household poverty status were considered: household income, stability of household income, and the probability of being above or below the poverty line.

URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1539-6975.2010.01402.x/pdf

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