The Effect of Health Expenditure on Human Development Index (HDI) in Iran, 2001–2014
Background and Objectives: The category of health is closely related to growth, comprehensive development, including economic development and human development. Health expenditure are important factors affecting economic growth. These expenditures can increase human development along with human reso...
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| description | Background and Objectives: The category of health is closely related to growth, comprehensive development, including economic development and human development. Health expenditure are important factors affecting economic growth. These expenditures can increase human development along with human resource and physical capital. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of health expenditures (public and private) on the Human Development Index (HDI).
Methods: The present study is a time series study, in which data related to health expenditures and human development index were collected in 2001 to 2014 time series. Then, using time series models in econometric and VAR self-regression econometrics, Granger causality techniques were analyzed.
Results: In this study, public health expenditure expenditures had a one-way relationship with adult literacy rate and its direction is from public health expenditures to adult literacy rate. Private health expenditures had a one-way relationship with adult literacy rates and its direction is from private health expenditures to adult literacy rate. There is also a bilateral relationship between public health expenditures and GDP per capita.
Conclusion: The results of the present study indicated that health expenditures have a significant effect on human development index. Given the important role of the private sector in providing and promoting community health, it is suggested that the government should pay special attention to this issue and through further efforts to provide credits, for both public and private sectors, improvent and promotion of the human development index, are provided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cccff99fcaf84cd9bc44fdd8cdf7426c2022-12-21T18:57:41ZfasQom University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum1735-77992008-13752019-12-0113102633The Effect of Health Expenditure on Human Development Index (HDI) in Iran, 2001–2014Mohsen Pakdaman0Rohollah Askari1Sara Jam Barsang2Mohammad Ranjbar3Elham Ameli4 Department of Health Services Management, Health Management & Policy Research Center, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Department of Health Services Management, Health Management & Policy Research Center, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Health Management & Policy Research Center, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Department of Health Services Management, Health Management & Policy Research Center, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Background and Objectives: The category of health is closely related to growth, comprehensive development, including economic development and human development. Health expenditure are important factors affecting economic growth. These expenditures can increase human development along with human resource and physical capital. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of health expenditures (public and private) on the Human Development Index (HDI). Methods: The present study is a time series study, in which data related to health expenditures and human development index were collected in 2001 to 2014 time series. Then, using time series models in econometric and VAR self-regression econometrics, Granger causality techniques were analyzed. Results: In this study, public health expenditure expenditures had a one-way relationship with adult literacy rate and its direction is from public health expenditures to adult literacy rate. Private health expenditures had a one-way relationship with adult literacy rates and its direction is from private health expenditures to adult literacy rate. There is also a bilateral relationship between public health expenditures and GDP per capita. Conclusion: The results of the present study indicated that health expenditures have a significant effect on human development index. Given the important role of the private sector in providing and promoting community health, it is suggested that the government should pay special attention to this issue and through further efforts to provide credits, for both public and private sectors, improvent and promotion of the human development index, are provided.http://journal.muq.ac.ir/article-1-2613-en.htmlhealth expenditurehuman development indexhealth |
| spellingShingle | Mohsen Pakdaman Rohollah Askari Sara Jam Barsang Mohammad Ranjbar Elham Ameli The Effect of Health Expenditure on Human Development Index (HDI) in Iran, 2001–2014 Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum health expenditure human development index health |
| title | The Effect of Health Expenditure on Human Development Index (HDI) in Iran, 2001–2014 |
| title_full | The Effect of Health Expenditure on Human Development Index (HDI) in Iran, 2001–2014 |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Health Expenditure on Human Development Index (HDI) in Iran, 2001–2014 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Health Expenditure on Human Development Index (HDI) in Iran, 2001–2014 |
| title_short | The Effect of Health Expenditure on Human Development Index (HDI) in Iran, 2001–2014 |
| title_sort | effect of health expenditure on human development index hdi in iran 2001 2014 |
| topic | health expenditure human development index health |
| url | http://journal.muq.ac.ir/article-1-2613-en.html |
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