SAĞLIK HARCAMALARI, YENİLENEBİLİR ENERJİ VE YAŞAM BEKLENTİSİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİLERİN ANALİZİ:
 ASYA ÜLKELERİNDEN ÖRNEKLER

Year 2024, , 111 - 134, 28.04.2024

İraima Dorbonova , İbrahim Halil Sugözü

https://doi.org/10.53662/esamdergisi.1459607

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Asya ülkelerinde sağlık harcamaları, yenilenebilir enerji ve ortalama yaşam süresi arasındaki ilişkiyi 2000-2020 dönemini kapsayan bir model çerçevesinde araştırmaktadır. GSYH verileri de modele dahil edilmiştir. Çalışmada yatay kesit bağımlılık testi ve yatay kesit Augmented Dickey-Fuller birim kök testleri uygulandıktan sonra, sağlık harcamaları ile diğer değişkenler arasında uzun dönemli karşılıklı bir ilişki olup olmadığını göstermek için panel eşbütünleşme testi ve ardından Asya ülkelerinde ilgili değişkenler arasındaki nedenselliği test etmek için Dumitrescu-Hurlin (2012) panel nedensellik analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Ampirik bulgulara göre, Asya ülkelerinin çoğunda sağlık harcamaları ile yenilenebilir enerji arasında nedensellik ilişkisi bulunurken, yaşam beklentisi ile sağlık harcamaları arasında da yüksek düzeyde nedensellik ilişkisi tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, sağlık harcamaları ve diğer değişkenler arasındaki eşbütünleşme testi, değişkenler arasında uzun dönemli bir ilişki olduğunu doğrulamaktadır. Asya ekonomilerindeki politika yapıcıların, yenilenebilir enerji tüketimi için fırsatlar sağlayan politika çerçeveleri geliştirmeleri ve temiz teknolojilerin kullanımını teşvik etmek için yenilenebilir enerji projelerine yatırımı desteklemeleri gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır. Böylece, yenilenebilir enerji tüketimindeki artış sadece yaşam kalitesini iyileştirmekle kalmayıp aynı zamanda verimliliği de artırarak ekonomik refaha yol açabilir.

Keywords

Asya Ülkeleri, Ekonomik Büyüme, Sağlık Harcamaları, Yaşam Beklentisi, Yenilenebilir Enerji

ANALYZING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH EXPENDITURE, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY: EVIDENCE FROM ASIAN COUNTRIES

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between health expenditures, renewable energy and life expectancy in Asian countries within a model covering the period 2000-2020. GDP data are also included in the model. In the study, after applying cross-sectional dependence test and Cross-sectional Augmented Dickey-Fuller unit root tests, panel cointegration test is employed to show whether there is a long-run mutual relationship between health expenditures and other variables, and then Dumitrescu-Hurlin (2012) panel causality analysis method is used to test the causality between the relevant variables in Asian countries. According to the empirical findings, while causality is found between health expenditures and renewable energy in most of the Asian countries, there is also a high level of causality between life expectancy and health expenditures. Moreover, the cointegration test between health expenditures and other variables confirms that there is a long-run relationship between the variables. It is concluded that policy makers in Asian economies should develop policy frameworks that provide opportunities for renewable energy consumption and support investment in renewable energy projects to promote the use of clean technologies. Thus, an increase in renewable energy consumption can lead to economic prosperity by not only improving quality of life but also increasing productivity.

Keywords

Asian Countries, Economic Growth, Health Expenditure, Life Expectancy, Renewable Energy

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