Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Sosyal Ve Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergisi

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Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi

10.18493/kmusekad.1570357

Hospital Management

Hastane İşletmeciliği

YAŞAM BEKLENTİSİ VE GELİR ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİDE SAĞLIK HARCAMALARININ ARACILIK ETKİSİ: GELİŞMİŞ AVRUPA ÜLKELERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ÇALIŞMA

THE MEDIATOR EFFECT OF HEALTH EXPENDITURE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIFE EXPECTANCY AND INCOME: A STUDY ON DEVELOPED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1878-0546

Biçer

İsmail

PAMUKKALE ÜNİVERSİTESİ

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6830-8090

Konca

Murat

ÇANKIRI KARATEKİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

12 25 2025

27 50 1403 1420 10 19 2024 06 25 2025

2015

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Sosyal Ve Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergisi

Bu çalışmada, gelişmiş Avrupa ülkelerinde kişi başına düşen gelir düzeyinin doğumda beklenen yaşam süresi üzerindeki etkisini analiz ederek kişi başına düşen sağlık harcamasının bu ilişki üzerindeki aracılık rolünü incelemek amaçlanmaktadır. Çalışma, 2010-2021 dönemini ve verisine ulaşılabilen 15 gelişmiş Avrupa ülkesini kapsamaktadır. Çalışmada panel veri analizi teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Mevcut çalışmada yatay kesit gözlemlerini 15 gelişmiş Avrupa ülkesi; zaman serisini ise, 2010-2021 dönemi oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmadaki aracı etki Sobel Testi ve bootstrap güven aralığı ile sınanmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda kişi başına düşen gelirin kişi başına düşen sağlık harcaması üzerinde, kişi başına düşen sağlık harcamasının doğumda beklenen yaşam süresi üzerinde ve kişi başına düşen gelirin doğumda beklenen yaşam süresi üzerinde anlamlı ve pozitif etkisi olduğu belirlenmiştir. Son olarak kişi başına düşen sağlık harcamasının, kişi başına düşen gelirin doğumda beklenen yaşam süresi üzerindeki etkisinde anlamlı bir kısmi aracılık etkisi olduğu ortaya konulmuştur.

The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of per capita income on life expectancy at birth in developed European countries, and to examine the mediating role of per capita health expenditure in this relationship. The study covers the period from 2010 to 2021 and includes 15 developed European countries for which data is available. Panel data analysis techniques have been employed in the study. The cross-sectional observations consisted of 15 developed European countries, while the time series was represented by the period from 2010 to 2021. The mediating effect in the study has been tested using the Sobel Test and bootstrap confidence interval. As a result of the study, it was found that per capita income had a significant and positive effect on per capita health expenditure, per capita health expenditure had a significant and positive effect on life expectancy at birth, and per capita income had a significant and positive effect on life expectancy at birth. Finally, it was revealed that per capita health expenditure had a significant and partial mediating effect on the relationship between per capita income and life expectancy at birth.

Kişi Başı Gelir Kişi Başı Sağlık Harcaması Doğumda Beklenen Yaşam Süresi Gelişmiş Ülkeler Sağlık Hizmetleri

Per Capita Income Per Capita Health Expenditure Life Expectancy at Birth Developed Countries Healthcare Services

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