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Does corruption affect health outcomes in the Philippines?

Economics of Governance volume 9, pages 197–244 (2008)Cite this article

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We examine the effect of corruption on health outcomes in the Philippines. We find that corruption reduces the immunization rates, delays the vaccination of newborns, discourages the use of public health clinics, reduces satisfaction of households with public health services, and increases waiting time at health clinics. We also find that corruption affects public services in rural areas in different ways than urban areas, and that corruption harms the poor more than the wealthy.

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  1. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, NY, 10019, USA

    Omar Azfar

  2. Department of Economics, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD, 20742, USA

    Tugrul Gurgur

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The research underlying this paper was supported by a grant from the World Bank, financed by the Netherlands Trust Fund.

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Azfar, O., Gurgur, T. Does corruption affect health outcomes in the Philippines?. Econ Gov 9, 197–244 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-006-0031-y

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