Working for God? Evidence from a Change in Financing of Nonprofit Health Care Providers in Uganda

• Tác giả: Ritva Reinikka
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 967.61 *Uganda
• Thông tin xuất bản: 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 323106
• Chủ đề: 1. Analysis of Health Care Markets I110; 2. Economic Development: Human Resources; 3. Human Development; 4. NGOs L310; 5. Nonprofit Institutions

Tóm tắt

What motivates religious nonprofit health care providers? This paper uses a change in financing of nonprofit health care providers in Uganda to test two theories of organizational behavior. We show that financial aid leads to more laboratory testing, lower user charges, and increased utilization. These findings are consistent with the view that religious nonprofit providers are intrinsically motivated to serve (poor) people and that these preferences matter quantitatively.