A Comparative Study of the Impact of Governance Sub-Indicators on Health Expenditures in Rich and Poor Countries
Introduction: Introduction: Health is one of the main indicators of development in any country, and investing in this sector has a direct impact on the welfare of society and economic growth. The lack and insufficiency in providing health services is considered as a sign of government weakness. Ther...
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| description | Introduction: Introduction: Health is one of the main indicators of development in any country, and investing in this sector has a direct impact on the welfare of society and economic growth. The lack and insufficiency in providing health services is considered as a sign of government weakness. Therefore, it is very important to examine the performance of governments in the health sector.
Method: The present research has investigated the effect of governance sub-indicators on health costs for two groups of low-income and high-income countries. To conduct this research, a balanced mixed data model was used. The total health cost was used as a dependent variable and the governance sub-indicators including six sub-indicators were used as independent variables and the human development index was used as a control variable. We used Eviews10 software to perform calculations.
Findings: The findings of the research in the group of low-income countries confirmed the effect of the following governance indicators on health costs. In addition, all the coefficients of the variables in the high-income group were significant at the 90% confidence level, which means that the better the governance index, the higher the health costs appear to be. The model used in the research also had a suitable fitness.
Discussion: Arguing based on the results of the research, it is recommended to the governance system of low-income countries that have weak governance to reduce political instability and reduce restrictive laws. In addition, removing trade barriers and creating a competitive environment in these countries is a key and inevitable issue.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ff1ffd473eb4ea6b13f60714b37636a2023-08-06T10:41:30ZfasUniversity of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciencesفصلنامه رفاه اجتماعی1735-81912022-11-012286353389A Comparative Study of the Impact of Governance Sub-Indicators on Health Expenditures in Rich and Poor CountriesAkbar Khodabakhshi0Behnaz Gholamian1 Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bo Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran. Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bo Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran. Introduction: Introduction: Health is one of the main indicators of development in any country, and investing in this sector has a direct impact on the welfare of society and economic growth. The lack and insufficiency in providing health services is considered as a sign of government weakness. Therefore, it is very important to examine the performance of governments in the health sector. Method: The present research has investigated the effect of governance sub-indicators on health costs for two groups of low-income and high-income countries. To conduct this research, a balanced mixed data model was used. The total health cost was used as a dependent variable and the governance sub-indicators including six sub-indicators were used as independent variables and the human development index was used as a control variable. We used Eviews10 software to perform calculations. Findings: The findings of the research in the group of low-income countries confirmed the effect of the following governance indicators on health costs. In addition, all the coefficients of the variables in the high-income group were significant at the 90% confidence level, which means that the better the governance index, the higher the health costs appear to be. The model used in the research also had a suitable fitness. Discussion: Arguing based on the results of the research, it is recommended to the governance system of low-income countries that have weak governance to reduce political instability and reduce restrictive laws. In addition, removing trade barriers and creating a competitive environment in these countries is a key and inevitable issue. JEL Classification: I18, O57,http://refahj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-3914-en.pdfwelfaregovernancehealth costspanel data |
| spellingShingle | Akbar Khodabakhshi Behnaz Gholamian A Comparative Study of the Impact of Governance Sub-Indicators on Health Expenditures in Rich and Poor Countries فصلنامه رفاه اجتماعی welfare governance health costs panel data |
| title | A Comparative Study of the Impact of Governance Sub-Indicators on Health Expenditures in Rich and Poor Countries |
| title_full | A Comparative Study of the Impact of Governance Sub-Indicators on Health Expenditures in Rich and Poor Countries |
| title_fullStr | A Comparative Study of the Impact of Governance Sub-Indicators on Health Expenditures in Rich and Poor Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Study of the Impact of Governance Sub-Indicators on Health Expenditures in Rich and Poor Countries |
| title_short | A Comparative Study of the Impact of Governance Sub-Indicators on Health Expenditures in Rich and Poor Countries |
| title_sort | comparative study of the impact of governance sub indicators on health expenditures in rich and poor countries |
| topic | welfare governance health costs panel data |
| url | http://refahj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-3914-en.pdf |
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