SAĞLIK HARCAMALARININ EKONOMİK BÜYÜME ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ: EKONOMETRİK BİR ANALİZ

Öz

Dünyadaki tüm ülkeler, sağlıklı bireylerden oluşan bir toplum oluşturmayı hedeflemektedirler. Çünkü; bir ülke ekonomisinin güçlü olması ve sürdürülebilirliği için, sağlıklı bireylerden oluşan bir toplum gereklidir. Sağlık hizmetlerinin gelişimi için yapılan sağlık harcamaları, beşeri sermaye yoluyla ekonomik büyümeyi etkilemektedir. Sağlık harcamalarında ortaya çıkan bir artış; insanların hayat süresini, hayat beklentisini ve hayat kalitesini artırarak ekonomik büyümeyi de etkilemektedir. Sağlık harcamalarının, ekonomik büyümeyi ne yönde etkilediği her zaman araştırılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı; OECD ülkelerinde sağlık harcaması ve hane halkı tüketim harcamasının, ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkilerinin panel veri regresyon modeli kullanılarak analiz edilmesidir. Bunun için; 2011-2020 yılları arası 37 OECD ülkesi incelenmiştir. Hausman Testi sonuçları, panel veri analizinde kullanılan modellerden sabit etkiler modelinin kabul edilmesi gerektiğini göstermektedir. Elde edilen sabit etkiler modelinde; farklı varyans, otokorelasyon ve birimler arası korelasyon olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuçta; sağlık harcamalarının ve hane halkı tüketim harcaması değişkenlerinin, ekonomik büyüme üzerinde negatif bir etkisinin olduğu bulunmuştur. Sağlık harcamalarındaki %1'lik artış, ekonomik büyümeyi %0.08 azaltmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sağlık Harcamaları
• Hane Halkı Tüketim Harcaması
• Ekonomik Büyüme
• Panel Veri Analizi
• OECD Ülkeleri

THE EFFECT OF HEALTH EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Öz

All countries in the world aim to create a society composed of healthy individuals. Because; For a country's economy to be strong and sustainable, a society consisting of healthy individuals is necessary. Health expenditures for the development of health services affect economic growth through human capital. An increase in health expenditures; It also affects economic growth by increasing people's life expectancy, life expectancy and quality of life. How health spending affects economic growth has always been explored. The aim of this study is; It is the analysis of the effects of health expenditure and household consumption expenditure on economic growth in OECD countries using panel data regression model. For this; between 2011 and 2020, 37 OECD countries were examined. Hausman Test results show that fixed effects model should be accepted among models used in panel data analysis. In the obtained fixed effects model; It has been observed that there are different variances, autocorrelations and correlations between units. After all; It has been found that health expenditures and household consumption expenditure variables have a negative effect on economic growth. An increase of 1% in health expenditures reduces economic growth by 0.08%.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Health Expenditures
• Household Consumption Expenditure
• Economic Growth
• Panel Data Analysis
• OECD Countries

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