THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA AND LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS FOR MIDDLE TOP INCOME COUNTRIES
Income inequality and income distribution issues are among the issues that are emphasized both in individual and national dimensions. With the increase in globalization, the interdependence of countries, income inequalities and their reasons and their reflections on different areas, especially healt...
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description | Income inequality and income distribution issues are among the issues that are emphasized both in individual and national dimensions. With the increase in globalization, the interdependence of countries, income inequalities and their reasons and their reflections on different areas, especially health services, have been the subject of many studies. Literature shows that the relationship between health and income and the effect of income on basic health indicators are tested in line with income inequality and absolute income hypotheses. In this study, the effects of income inequalities and economic variables on life expectancy at birth and health expenditure per capita were analysed using panel data analysis method. This study, using 2000-2019 data, was conducted on middle-upper income and high income countries. As a result of the analysis, it was seen that public expenditure and increases in GDP level had a positive effect on primary health indicators. On the other hand, it was determined that the increase in unemployment rate and Gini index values had negative effects on health indicators. Last of all income factor both in individual and social dimensions have a significant effect on life expectancy at birth and health expenditure per capita. |
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spelling | doaj-art-ad8bab28301e43f9a3d05c4b4e76f17a2025-01-27T14:05:29ZengMehmet Akif Ersoy UniversityMehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi2149-16582021-11-01831499151510.30798/makuiibf.909994273THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA AND LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS FOR MIDDLE TOP INCOME COUNTRIESÜmit Çıraklı0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3134-8830Osman Şenol1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5626-2921Durmuş Gökkaya2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6713-1748Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Sağlık Yönetimi BölümüSÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİYOZGAT BOZOK ÜNİVERSİTESİIncome inequality and income distribution issues are among the issues that are emphasized both in individual and national dimensions. With the increase in globalization, the interdependence of countries, income inequalities and their reasons and their reflections on different areas, especially health services, have been the subject of many studies. Literature shows that the relationship between health and income and the effect of income on basic health indicators are tested in line with income inequality and absolute income hypotheses. In this study, the effects of income inequalities and economic variables on life expectancy at birth and health expenditure per capita were analysed using panel data analysis method. This study, using 2000-2019 data, was conducted on middle-upper income and high income countries. As a result of the analysis, it was seen that public expenditure and increases in GDP level had a positive effect on primary health indicators. On the other hand, it was determined that the increase in unemployment rate and Gini index values had negative effects on health indicators. Last of all income factor both in individual and social dimensions have a significant effect on life expectancy at birth and health expenditure per capita.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1685650politik ekonomikişi başı sağlık harcamasıdoğuşta beklenen yaşam süresipanel veri analizieconomyhealth expenditure per capitalife cxpectancy at birthpanel data analysis |
spellingShingle | Ümit Çıraklı Osman Şenol Durmuş Gökkaya THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA AND LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS FOR MIDDLE TOP INCOME COUNTRIES Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi politik ekonomi kişi başı sağlık harcaması doğuşta beklenen yaşam süresi panel veri analizi economy health expenditure per capita life cxpectancy at birth panel data analysis |
title | THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA AND LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS FOR MIDDLE TOP INCOME COUNTRIES |
title_full | THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA AND LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS FOR MIDDLE TOP INCOME COUNTRIES |
title_fullStr | THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA AND LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS FOR MIDDLE TOP INCOME COUNTRIES |
title_full_unstemmed | THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA AND LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS FOR MIDDLE TOP INCOME COUNTRIES |
title_short | THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA AND LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS FOR MIDDLE TOP INCOME COUNTRIES |
title_sort | effects of economic variables on health expenditure per capita and life expectancy at birth panel data analysis for middle top income countries |
topic | politik ekonomi kişi başı sağlık harcaması doğuşta beklenen yaşam süresi panel veri analizi economy health expenditure per capita life cxpectancy at birth panel data analysis |
url | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1685650 |
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