SAĞLIK HARCAMALARININ EKONOMİK BÜYÜME ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: OECD ÜLKELERİ ÜZERİNE BİR PANEL REGRESYON ANALİZİ

Abstract

Son yıllarda, ekonomik büyüme literatürüne yapılan teorik ve ampirik katkılar, ekonomik büyüme sürecinde beşeri sermayenin rolünü vurgulamaktadır. Ampirik çalışmaların büyük bir kısmı, genellikle eğitim ile ekonomik büyüme arasındaki ilişki üzerinde yoğunlaşmaktadır. Bu çalışmada ise, sağlığın ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkisi bir panel veri analizi ile test edilmektedir. Çalışma, 15 OECD ülkesine ilişkin 1990-2006 dönemi yıllık verilerini içerir. Analizlerde, diğer açıklayıcı değişkenlerin yanı sıra, kamu sağlık harcamalarının toplam sağlık harcamaları içindeki payı kullanılmıştır. Sağlık harcamaları ile ekonomik büyüme arasındaki ilişki, Havuzlanmış Regresyon Modeli çerçevesinde panel OLS metodu ile tahmin edilmiştir. Ampirik sonuçlara göre, sağlık harcamaları ile ekonomik büyüme arasında istatistikî olarak anlamlı bir ilişki tespit edilememiştir.

Keywords

• Kamu Sağlık Harcamaları, Ekonomik Büyüme, Havuzlanmış Regresyon Modeli, Panel Veri Analizi

THE EFFECT OF HEALTH EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: A PANEL REGRESSION ANALYSIS ON OECD COUNTRIES

Abstract

In recent years, theoretical and empirical studies in the economic growth literature emphasize the role of human capital in the process of economic growth. In general, most of the empirical studies have centered on the relation between education and economic growth. In this study, the effect of health on economic growth has been tested by a panel data analysis. This study consists of annual data of 15 OECD countries for the period from 1990 to 2006. In the analyses, the share of public health expenditures in total health expenditures as well as other explanatory variables has been employed. The relationship between health expenditures and economic growth was estimated in Pooled Regression Model by the panel OLS method. As a result, we haven’t found any statistically significant relationship between health expenditures and economic growth

Keywords

• Public Health Expenditures, Economic Growth, Pooled Regression Model, Panel Data Analysis

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