TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2022, 1-2pm: DEPARTMENTAL WEBINAR SERIES
Damien de Walque, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank
Damien's research interests include health and education and the interactions between them. His current work is focused on evaluating the impact of financial incentives on health and education outcomes. He is a lead author of the World Bank Policy Research Report titled Improving Effective Coverage in Health: Do Financial Incentives Work
Eeshani Kandpal, Senior Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank
Eeshani's research examines two types of financial incentives: (1) cash transfers to poor households and (2) pay-for-performance contracts with health workers and facilities to improve the provision of primary health care. She is particularly interested in design elements like the targeting mechanisms of cash transfers and optimal pricing regimes for health service delivery as well as spillovers from incomplete contracts or targeting methods. She is an associate editor for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics and a lead author of the World Bank Policy Research Report titled Improving Effective Coverage in Health: Do Financial Incentives Work
Improving Effective Coverage in Health: Do Financial Incentives Work?
Improving Effective Coverage in Health: Do Financial Incentives Work?, is a new World Bank Policy Research Report that builds on the rigorous body of evidence accumulated on performance-based financing (PBF) to examine the impacts of PBF and draw lessons for the future of health financing. Financial incentives and performance pay to frontline health facilities and workers have gained popularity as an innovative approach to confront the challenge of poor health outcomes in low-income countries. This approach was a significant departure from previous financing that had little link to results and accountability. PBF projects included such financial incentives as well as transparency and accountability reforms.
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