“...This paper reviews what is known about socio‐economic inequalities in health care in England, with particular attention to inequalities relative to need that...”

“...textabstractThe Netherlands is among the top spenders on health in the OECD. We document the life-cycle profile, concentration and persistence of this...”

“...We compare economic trends over the financial crisis, and the tax and benefit reforms implemented in response, across six EU countries. Countries where the...”

“...Fiscal transparency can provide policymakers with incentives to adopt better policies by enhancing the public debate on the design and sustainability of fiscal...”

“...Health care in England is predominantly provided free at the point of service through the publicly‐funded National Health Service (NHS). Total NHS expenditure,...”

“...Health care spending growth in Japan has accelerated in recent years, unlike in most OECD countries. It is thus important to characterise the structure of...”

“...We document facts about the US population's medical spending using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data set. We find that for the entire population,...”

“...Spain’s public finances have been under significant stress during the financial crisis, despite pre-crisis fiscal surpluses and low levels of public debt. The...”

“...In this paper, we present evidence on the concentration of hospital‐based medical spending in Canada. We use longitudinal administrative data from the province...”