Health expenditure, human capital, and economic growth: an empirical study of developing countries
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Keywords
Health expenditure; Human capital; Economic growth; Developing countries; Panel threshold model;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
- I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
- I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
- C01 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Econometrics
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