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Health and economic development-evidence from the introduction of public health care.
- Source :
- Journal of Population Economics; Oct2013, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p1549-1584, 36p
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- This paper investigates the causal effect of improvements in health on economic development using a long panel of European countries. Identification is based on the particular timing of the introduction of public health care systems in different countries, which is the random outcome of a political process. We document that the introduction of public health care systems had a significant immediate effect on health dynamics proxied by infant mortality and crude death rates. The findings suggest that health improvements had a positive effect on growth in income per capita and aggregate income. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09331433
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Population Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89456502
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-012-0450-8