Socio-Economic and Macro-Financial Determinants and Spatial Effects on European Private Health Insurance Markets

There is a great variation in the development of private health insurance (PHI) between European countries. Using data provided by Insurance Europe, World Bank and Standard and Poor's for 30 European countries, our research investigates the main factors influencing the size of these markets....

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Main Authors: Gabriela Mihaela Mureșan, Cristian Mihai Dragoș, Codruța Mare, Simona Laura Dragoș, Alexandra Pintea
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Published: Editura ASE 2021-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_2994.pdf
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Cristian Mihai Dragoș
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Simona Laura Dragoș
Alexandra Pintea
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description There is a great variation in the development of private health insurance (PHI) between European countries. Using data provided by Insurance Europe, World Bank and Standard and Poor's for 30 European countries, our research investigates the main factors influencing the size of these markets. In addition to some classical economic and social factors, the role of the size of national macrofinancial aggregates is also highlighted. In order to relax the constraints due to the multicollinearity phenomenon, we use as explanatory variables aggregated indicators, both calculated by financial institutions and by us, based on component items, used as proxy variables for different components of the financial system at national level. Using cross-section regressions with White corrections for heteroskedasticity and elements of spatial econometrics, we also analyze the possible phenomena of clustering and behavioural contagion between the countries in the sample.
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spelling doaj-art-223ef8a7fb9c4e37bac35c7ee0eaaaae2025-08-20T02:04:06ZengEditura ASEAmfiteatru Economic1582-91462247-91042021-02-01235629030710.24818/EA/2021/56/290Socio-Economic and Macro-Financial Determinants and Spatial Effects on European Private Health Insurance MarketsGabriela Mihaela Mureșan0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6715-7406 Cristian Mihai Dragoș1Codruța Mare2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-7462Simona Laura Dragoș 3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3037-3401Alexandra Pintea4Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaBabeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaBabeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaBabes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania There is a great variation in the development of private health insurance (PHI) between European countries. Using data provided by Insurance Europe, World Bank and Standard and Poor's for 30 European countries, our research investigates the main factors influencing the size of these markets. In addition to some classical economic and social factors, the role of the size of national macrofinancial aggregates is also highlighted. In order to relax the constraints due to the multicollinearity phenomenon, we use as explanatory variables aggregated indicators, both calculated by financial institutions and by us, based on component items, used as proxy variables for different components of the financial system at national level. Using cross-section regressions with White corrections for heteroskedasticity and elements of spatial econometrics, we also analyze the possible phenomena of clustering and behavioural contagion between the countries in the sample.https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_2994.pdfprivate health insurancewhite olsspatial econometricsspatial contagionclusterization
spellingShingle Gabriela Mihaela Mureșan
Cristian Mihai Dragoș
Codruța Mare
Simona Laura Dragoș
Alexandra Pintea
Socio-Economic and Macro-Financial Determinants and Spatial Effects on European Private Health Insurance Markets
Amfiteatru Economic
private health insurance
white ols
spatial econometrics
spatial contagion
clusterization
title Socio-Economic and Macro-Financial Determinants and Spatial Effects on European Private Health Insurance Markets
title_full Socio-Economic and Macro-Financial Determinants and Spatial Effects on European Private Health Insurance Markets
title_fullStr Socio-Economic and Macro-Financial Determinants and Spatial Effects on European Private Health Insurance Markets
title_full_unstemmed Socio-Economic and Macro-Financial Determinants and Spatial Effects on European Private Health Insurance Markets
title_short Socio-Economic and Macro-Financial Determinants and Spatial Effects on European Private Health Insurance Markets
title_sort socio economic and macro financial determinants and spatial effects on european private health insurance markets
topic private health insurance
white ols
spatial econometrics
spatial contagion
clusterization
url https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_2994.pdf
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