The Long-Term Impact of Health on Economic Growth in Latin America

Mayer, David

doi:10.1016/s0305-750x(01)00026-2

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“…When the papers investigating the nexus between health indicators and economic growth were evaluated, it is being used for different health indicators (healthcare, infant and child mortality rates, life expectancy at birth, health care institutions and medical personnel per capita etc.). Some studies have investigated on relationship between life expectancy at birth and economic growth (Bloom et al 2001;Mayer, 2001;Chakraborty, 2003;Gallup and Sachs, 2000). They found that this variable has a positive effect on growth.…”

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The Relationship Between Health and Growth in Eurasian Economic Union*

Kuloğlu¹,

Topçu²

2016

EJEF

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This paper examines the long run and causal relationship between health expenditures and economic growth in the in Eurasian Economic Union over the period 1995-2014. For this examination, panel cointegration and causality methodologies are utilized. Cointegration results which obtained from Pedroni and Kao tests support an evidence of a long run relationship among the variables under investigation. Long run elasticities indicate that health expenditures affect growth positively. Causality results, on the other side, provide a strong support of a bidirectional running between health expenditures and economic growth both in the short and in the long run.

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The Relationship Between Health and Growth in Eurasian Economic Union*

Kuloğlu¹,

Topçu²

2016

EJEF

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“…For example, studies of cross-country data have demonstrated that life expectancy is one of the best predictors of subsequent economic performance (Knowles and Owen, 1995;Rivera and Currais, 1999;Bhagava, Jamison et al, 2001;Gallup and Sachs, 2001;Mayer, 2001;Mcdonald and Roberts, 2002;Bloom, Canning et al, 2004;Echevarria, 2004;Zhang and Zhang, 2005). Thus, it is not only the case that rising living standards have reduced mortality.…”

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Links between Ill Health and Regional Economic Performance: Evidence from Swedish Longitudinal Data

2010

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Townsend et al, 1982). While the question of causal direction in the association between health and economic outcomes remains (Deaton, 2002;Marmot, 2002), it is clear that the association is most likely to be reciprocal and that the direction of the relationship is likely to be contingent on the life stage of the individual. For instance, poor parents will be less able than rich parents to give their children an upbringing that ensures them good health and a competitive education (Smith, 1999), whereas ill health in adulthood can deprive working adults of income, and thereby reduce their wealth.In this study we examine the association between health and economic performance in Sweden, with`health' defined simply as the`absence of sickness'. Specifically, we use an extensive longitudinal individual-level database to explore how ill health affects local economies via effects on individuals, families, and businesses.The empirical analysis is carried out in three steps, beginning with an analysis of the individual-level economic effects of sickness. The aim of this analysis was to establish whether a decline in health has severe individual-level economic effects with potential for macrolevel repercussions. The second step was to analyze if a severe illness also has economic and social effects on other family members. With this analysis we aim to show that both social and human capital explanations are needed to give a full account of the interaction between health events and social or economic outcomes. The third step was to analyze the extent to which a severe case of illness also

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“…Moreover, Bloom and Canning (2001) argue that, unidirectional and bidirectional causality between health and income can work together at the same time. Other previous literature (for example, Barro, 1991;Sachs and Warner, 1997;Mayer, 2001; Narayan et al, 2010) used cross sectional and panel data to investigate the relationship between health and economic growth. The main finding of these studies is that, health contributes positively to economic growth.…”

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Economic growth and under-five malaria mortality in Tanzania mainland: from correlation analysis to causality

Kinyondo

Byaro

Musonda

2017

IJH

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This paper establishes empirical evidence related with correlation and causality between economic growth (as measured by GDP per capita) and under-five malaria mortality in Tanzania Mainland. The goal is to contribute knowledge on the existing relationship between economic growth and under-five malaria mortality. Correlation and scatter regression analysis plot were employed to find out the relationship among the (GDP per Capita), Insecticides Treated Nets (ITNs) distributed, Human Resources (physicians and nurses) and underfive malaria mortality from the year 2004 to 2015. Moreover, Granger Causality test was applied to test the causal link between the economic growth and under-five malaria Mortality. The economic growth (as measured by GDP per Capita) and number of ITNs distributed under various malaria campaigns have significant unidirectional causality to under-five malaria mortality while there is no causality evidence between human resource for health (physicians and nurses) and under-five malaria mortality despite the observed correlation relationship. Since economic growth and ITNs have unidirectional causal link with under-five malaria mortality, it implies that any changes in GDP per Capita and ITNs will change under-five malaria mortality. The researchers and policy makers need to gather more evidence on ITNs and economic growth to assess the risk of under-five malaria mortality to inform decision making.

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The Long-Term Impact of Health on Economic Growth in Latin America

Cited by 150 publications

References 15 publications

The Relationship Between Health and Growth in Eurasian Economic Union*

The Relationship Between Health and Growth in Eurasian Economic Union*

Links between Ill Health and Regional Economic Performance: Evidence from Swedish Longitudinal Data

Economic growth and under-five malaria mortality in Tanzania mainland: from correlation analysis to causality

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