This study investigates the impact of a new social pension program in the People’s Republic of China on the health expenditures of rural elderly people.

This brief recommends reforms to increase potential GDP growth. These include improving the allocation of capital and credit in the economy, increasing the quality of education, and introducing policy measures to mitigate the adverse impact of demographic aging on the labor force and to lift total factor productivity.

This South Asia Working Paper explores the benefits and trade-offs of harnessing private sector health services as governments look to build more resilient, accessible, and affordable health systems and support the post-pandemic recovery.

This paper discusses Mongolia’s health-care financing system and highlights lessons from reforms.