Convergence analysis of health expenditure in Indian states: Do political factors matter?

Youkta, Kumari; Paramanik, Rajendra Narayan

doi:10.1007/s10708-020-10313-1

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“…Similarly, Hall and Lamont (40) claimed that public policy improves health through economic redistribution and strengthening individuals' and communities' social resources. Youkta and Paramanik (41) suggested that the government's extent and pattern are politically driven. Political factors play a significant role in determining health expenditure.…”

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Does the Economic Growth Improve Public Health? A Cross-Regional Heterogeneous Study in China

Niu

Yue

Wang

2021

Front. Public Health

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On public health, the effect of economic growth in China is analyzed in this paper by using the panel threshold regression model. The empirical study from 2000 to 2017 shows that China's economic growth has a significant threshold effect on public health. After the threshold is exceeded, public health will be improved dramatically. The threshold effect is heterogeneous at the regional level. The eastern region has no threshold, and both central and western regions have a single significant threshold. However, the threshold value and threshold effect in the central and western regions are also different. The heterogeneity is caused by the different levels of regional economic development. Therefore, based on public health utility maximization, the government should make different health policies according to the characteristics of regional development.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Does the Economic Growth Improve Public Health? A Cross-Regional Heterogeneous Study in China

Niu

Yue

Wang

2021

Front. Public Health

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“…Thus, economic growth is only a necessary, but not a sufficient condition to ensure increased health expenditure and health outcomes ( Hooda, 2013 ; Rahman, 2008 ). For instance, factors like political competitiveness ( Datta, 2020 ), two party versus multi-party competition ( Chhibber & Nooruddin, 2004 ), party continuation 6 ( Youkta & Paramanik, 2020 ) have found to have a positive impact on health spending in states in India. Second, the presence of causality running from health expenditure to GSDP, builds an economic case for increase in public health expenditure, beyond the traditional arguments in context of social welfare.…”

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Spending to grow or growing to spend? Relationship between public health expenditure and income of Indian states

Balani

Gaurav

Jana

2023

SSM - Population Health

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“…Other studies delved into different regions within individual countries, but also mainly used healthcare expenditure as an indicator. Studies have confirmed the existence of convergence of healthcare expenditure in US states [ 11 ], and further found that Indian states can be divided into two convergence clubs for healthcare expenditures [ 12 ]. In addition, healthcare expenditures of all counties in China tend to converge [ 13 ].…”

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Estimating the spatial correlation and convergence of China's healthcare resources allocation: evidence from the Yangtze River Delta Region

Shen

Sun

2022

Arch Public Health

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Background China’s imbalanced allocation of healthcare resources mainly arises from urban–rural and intercity differences, the solution of which has been the goal of reforms during the past decades. Estimating the spatial correlation and convergence could help to understand the impact of China’s fast-evolving medical market and the latest healthcare reforms. Methods The entropy weight method was used to construct a healthcare resource supply index (HRS) by using data of 41cities in a cluster in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) from 2007 to 2019. The Dagum Gini coefficient, kernel density estimation, Moran's I, and LISA cluster map were used to characterize the spatiotemporal evolution and agglomeration of healthcare resources, and then a spatial panel model was used to perform β convergence estimation by incorporating the spatial effect, city heterogeneity, and healthcare reforms. Results Healthcare resources supply in the YRD region increases significantly and converges rapidly. There is a significant spatial correlation and agglomeration between provinces and cities, and a significant spatial spillover effect is also found in β convergence. No evidence is found that the latest healthcare reforms have an impact on the balanced allocation and convergence of healthcare resources. Conclusion China’s long-term investment in past decades has yielded a more balanced allocation and intercity convergence of healthcare resources. However, the latest healthcare reforms do not contribute to the balanced allocation of healthcare resources from the supply-side, and demand-side analysis is needed in the future studies.

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Convergence analysis of health expenditure in Indian states: Do political factors matter?

Cited by 12 publications

References 39 publications

Does the Economic Growth Improve Public Health? A Cross-Regional Heterogeneous Study in China

Does the Economic Growth Improve Public Health? A Cross-Regional Heterogeneous Study in China

Spending to grow or growing to spend? Relationship between public health expenditure and income of Indian states

Estimating the spatial correlation and convergence of China's healthcare resources allocation: evidence from the Yangtze River Delta Region

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