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The main aim of this dissertation is to investigate the effects of health insurance on the labour market and on patient satisfaction with medical care. These focuses are relevant in the context of moving toward Universal Health Coverage in low and middle income countries. This dissertation focuses on Vietnam as an example for this global trend as the country is fervently taking the path toward Universal Health Coverage despite many inefficiencies in its healthcare delivery as well as in the Social Health Insurance programme. This dissertation is motivated by the concern that rapid insurance coverage expansion in Vietnam may not necessarily translate into quality healthcare for all. Another concern is centred around the potential undesirable effects of health insurance on the labour market.

	Selected publications by Nga Leopold
Articles (journal, professional, popular)
Leopold, Nga, Wim Groot, Sonila Tomini & Florian Tomini, 2020, `Health insurance and self-employment transitions in Vietnam, Journal of Small Business Management
Leopold, Nga, Wim Groot, Sonila Tomini & Florian Tomini, 2019, `Effects of health insurance on labour supply: Evidence from the Health Care Fund for the Poor in Vietnam, Applied Economics
Leopold, Nga, Wim Groot, Sonila Tomini & Florian Tomini, 2019, `Effects of health insurance on labour supply: A systematic review, International Journal of Manpower
Laar, Mindel van de & Nga Leopold, 2017, `Global Employment and Health Insturance, Blog Series APPAM conference Brussels 13-14 July 2017, blog 4, More information
UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Leopold, Nga, Wim Groot, Sonila Tomini & Florian Tomini, 2019, Health insurance and self-employment transitions in Vietnam, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2019-008
Leopold, Nga, Wim Groot, Sonila Tomini & Florian Tomini, 2018, Health insurance and patient satisfaction: Evidence from the poorest regions of Vietnam, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2018-040
Leopold, Nga, Wim Groot, Sonila Tomini & Florian Tomini, 2018, Health insurance and self-employment transitions in Vietnam: A multinomial analysis, This paper has been republished as #2019-008, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2018-039
Leopold, Nga, Wim Groot, Sonila Tomini & Florian Tomini, 2017, Effects of health insurance on labour supply: Evidence from the health care fund for the poor in Viet Nam, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2017-050
Leopold, Nga, Wim Groot, Sonila Tomini & Florian Tomini, 2017, Effects of health insurance on labour supply: A systematic review, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2017-017
Moldalieva, Janyl, Arip Muttaqien, Choolwe Muzyamba, Davina Osei, Eli Stoykova & Nga Leopold, 2016, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): Did they change social reality?, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-035
Research reports
Gassmann, Franziska, Nga Leopold & Eszter Timar, 2020, Technical Assistance to review Decree 136 with a focus on social assistance for children and propose policy options for the development of a new Decree in line with MPSARD targets and relevant to the context of a lower middle-income country, This assignment is to provide technical support to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA)in revising Decree 136 on social assistance policy in Vietnam
Vanore, Michaella, Franziska Gassmann, T Tran Nhu, T Pham Minh, Nga Leopold & Eszter Timar, 2017, Study on Improving the Effectiveness and Coverage of Social Assistance for Children with Focus on Consolidation Policy (Family/Child Benefit Package), Report commissioned by UNICEF Vietnam
Theses
Leopold, Nga, 2019, The implications of health insurance for the labour market and patient satisfaction with medical care in Vietnam, PhD Dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University