Health human capital and economic growth in Sub-Saharan African and OECD countries

The Relationship Between Health and Growth in Eurasian Economic Union*

“…But in Gerdtham and Jönsson (2000) study, it's found that the relationship between these variables co-integrated in the long term. Similar to the above studies, the recently studies on the different groups of countries found that health spending is one of the main determinants of growth (see: Li and Huang, 2009;Gyimah-Bremponga and Wilson, 2004;Hartwig, 2010, etc. ).Some studies have found a one-way relationship (health expenditure to growth) between the variables (Amiri and Ventelou, 2012;Khandelwal, 2015;Bala, 2011).Another group, Some studies found also a twoway relationship between the variables (Elmi and Sadeghi, 2012;Chaabouni et al 2016).…”

Social Spending, Human Capital, and Growth in Developing Countries: Implications for Achieving the Mdgs

“…Research at the macro level can better capture the potential externalities of health sector interventions, and the existing studies are supportive of the positive contribution of health capital to growth. Bloom and Canning (2003), Bloom and Canning (2004), and Gyimah-Brempong and Wilson (2004) find that health capital indicators positively influence aggregate output. They find that about 22 to 30 percent of the growth rate is attributed to health capital, and improvements in health conditions equivalent to one more year of life expectancy are associated with higher GDP growth of up to 4 percentage points per year.…”

“…Drawing upon Mankiw and others (1992), Barro (1996a and1996b), Bassanini and Scarpetta (2001), Bloom andSevilla (2004), andGyimah-Brempong andWilson (2004), the growth equation is based on a neoclassical growth framework augmented by both education capital and health capital. The per capita output equation is assumed to take the following form:…”

Volatile and Extreme Food Prices, Food Security, and Policy: An Overview

“…Food insecurity and insufficient nutrition reduce health status and human capital, affecting labor productivity and economic output (Fogel 1994;Behrman and Rosenzweig 2004;Gyimah-Brempong and Wilson 2004;Weil 2007). Higher price volatility is also associated with greater potential losses for producers and poor subsistence farmers: Because high volatility implies large, rapid changes in prices, it becomes more difficult for producers to make optimal decisions on the allocation of inputs into the agricultural sector.…”