Modeling the effects of health on economic growth

被引：293

作者：

Bhagava, A ^{[1
]}

Jamison, DT

Lau, LJ

Murray, CJL

机构：

[1] Univ Houston, Dept Econ, Houston, TX 77204 USA

[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Ctr Pacific Rim Studies, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA

[3] Stanford Univ, Dept Econ, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

[4] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Int Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[5] WHO, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

来源：

JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS | 2001年 / 20卷 / 03期

关键词：

economic development; economic growth; health; random effects models; panel data; simultaneity;

D O I：

10.1016/S0167-6296(01)00073-X

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper investigates the effects of health indicators such as adult survival rates (ASR) on GDP growth rates at 5-year intervals in several countries. Panel data were analyzed on GDP series based on purchasing power adjustments and on exchange rates. First, we developed a framework for modeling the inter-relationships between GDP growth rates and explanatory variables by re-examining the life expectancy-income relationship, Second, models for growth rates were estimated taking into account the interaction between ASR and lagged GDP level; issues of endogeneity and reverse causality were addressed. Lastly, we computed confidence intervals for the effect of ASR on growth rate and applied a test for parameter stability. The results showed positive effects of ASR on GDP growth rates in low-income countries. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：423 / 440

页数：18

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