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Association between Economic Growth, Mortality, and Healthcare Spending in 31 High-Income Countries

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  • Sanmarchi Francesco

    (Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 12, 40126, Bologna, Italy)

  • Esposito Francesco

    (Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 12, 40126, Bologna, Italy)

  • Bucci Andrea

    (Department of Economics, University of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Italy)

  • Toscano Fabrizio

    (Department of Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York City, USA)

  • Golinelli Davide

    (Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 12, 40126, Bologna, Italy)

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the association between gross domestic product (GDP), mortality rate (MR) and current healthcare expenditure (CHE) in 31 high-income countries. We used panel data from 2000 to 2017 collected from WHO and OECD databases. The association between CHE, GDP and MR was investigated through a random-effects model. To control for reverse causality, we adopted a test of Granger causality. The model shows that the MR has a statistically significant and negative effect on CHE and that an increase in GDP is associated with an increase of CHE (p

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  • Sanmarchi Francesco & Esposito Francesco & Bucci Andrea & Toscano Fabrizio & Golinelli Davide, 2021. "Association between Economic Growth, Mortality, and Healthcare Spending in 31 High-Income Countries," Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 24(2), pages 101-118, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:fhecpo:v:24:y:2021:i:2:p:101-118:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/fhep-2021-0035
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