Health expenditure, human capital, and economic growth: an empirical study of developing countries

Yang, Xiaoxuan

doi:10.1007/s10754-019-09275-w

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“…Previous studies have conducted a series of research on the relationship between business cycles and health expenditure from different perspectives. A basic consensus has been reached that health expenditure can accelerate economic growth and lead to economic booms by improving population health and accumulating human capital (30)(31)(32)(33)(34). While the impact of business cycles on health expenditure remains unclear and inconclusive.…”

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The Effect of Business Cycles on Health Expenditure: A Story of Income Inequality in China

Zeng

Luo

2021

Front. Public Health

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Using the panel data of 31 regions in China from 2002 to 2018, this study aims to investigate the effect of business cycles on health expenditure from the role of income inequality. We find that health expenditure experiences a change from pro-cyclical to counter-cyclical with business cycles. Specifically, business cycles have a different influence on health expenditure before and after the financial crisis in 2008. Our findings also show that income inequality can moderate the impact of business cycles on health expenditure in China. More importantly, the role of income inequality in the above issue varies from different regions. We conclude that the government should try to take active steps to control health expenditure by decreasing income inequality.

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The Effect of Business Cycles on Health Expenditure: A Story of Income Inequality in China

Zeng

Luo

2021

Front. Public Health

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“…3,4 Against the background of rapid aging in China, the continuous low rate fertility of childbearing couples exacerbates health expenditure, increases the negative impact on economic growth, and hinders economic and social development to some extent. 5,6 Since the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus infection (COVID- 19) has exploded in the world. As of July 1, 2020, more than 10 million patients have tested positive for COVID-19 across Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Oceania, spanning 215 countries and regions.…”

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“…According to the China Health Statistics Yearbooks of 2018 and 2019, the number of live births by pregnant women in China dropped from 18.47 million in 2016 to 17.58 million in 2017, and then fell to 13.62 million in 2018 3,4 . Against the background of rapid aging in China, the continuous low rate fertility of childbearing couples exacerbates health expenditure, increases the negative impact on economic growth, and hinders economic and social development to some extent 5,6 …”

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Fertility intentions among couples in Shanghai under COVID‐19: A cross‐sectional study

Zhu

Liu

et al. 2020

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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Objective: To evaluate fertility intensions among couples in Shanghai under the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) pandemic against the backdrop of persistently low fertility. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out using data from studies conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected regarding sociodemographic characteristics, history of reproduction and gynecology, fertility intention before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, female psychological state, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life. Results: Under the influence of COVID-19, 296/447 (66.2%) participants did not change their original fertility intention to have children, while 151/447 (33.8%) of participants were affected by the outbreak. Participants who believed in government and hospital control policies were less likely to change their intention to become pregnant (P < 10-3 , P < 10-3). In contrast, concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on female and fetal health led participants to cancel their original pregnancy plans (P < 10 −3). Conclusion: Three in ten couples of childbearing age, who originally expressed their intention of becoming pregnant, canceled their pregnancy plans after the COVID-19 outbreak. The COVID-19 outbreak has brought new challenges to people's physical and mental health. Effective policies and measures can help to improve people's fertility intentions with respect to having children.

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“…In the economic growth model, health and material human capital have an impact on economic growth (19)(20)(21)(22), and economic growth is an important means of poverty reduction (23)(24)(25)(26)(27). Therefore, the impact of health human capital on poverty through the regulation of economic growth has also been widely concerned.…”

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Can Health Human Capital Help the Sub-Saharan Africa Out of the Poverty Trap? An ARDL Model Approach

Wang

Hua

Tao

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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This article explores the impact of health human capital on the poverty trap in Sub-Saharan Africa by autoregressive distribution lag model. In the long run, there is no evidence that health human capital can help the Sahara out of the poverty trap. While health human capital has a significant effect on poverty reduction in the short term. There is a threshold effect in the poverty reduction model of healthy human capital. When the economic development level reaches the threshold, the effect of poverty reduction is more obvious and deeper. The extended Solow economic growth model also proved that if the external human capital breaks through the threshold, it can make developing countries get rid of the poverty trap. Therefore, the economic development brought about by health care expenditure must benefit the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa and allow them to enjoy the welfare of social security.

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Health expenditure, human capital, and economic growth: an empirical study of developing countries

Cited by 63 publications

References 34 publications

The Effect of Business Cycles on Health Expenditure: A Story of Income Inequality in China

The Effect of Business Cycles on Health Expenditure: A Story of Income Inequality in China

Fertility intentions among couples in Shanghai under COVID‐19: A cross‐sectional study

Can Health Human Capital Help the Sub-Saharan Africa Out of the Poverty Trap? An ARDL Model Approach

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