Public health expenditures, taxation, and growth. (30th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Atems, Bebonchu
• Is Part Of: Health economics. Volume 28:Number 9(2019)
• Page Start: 1146
• Page End: 1150
• Publication Date: 2019-06-30
• Subjects: growth -- health expenditures -- taxation; Medical economics -- Periodicals; Economics, Medical -- Periodicals; Health Care Costs -- Periodicals; Health Policy -- economics -- Periodicals; Health Services -- economics -- Periodicals; 362.1
• DOI: 10.1002/hec.3894
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1057-9230

Abstract

Abstract: This note studies the empirical link between public health expenditures and growth using a dynamic panel data model and U.S. state‐level data over the period 1963–2015. We find a positive relationship between public health expenditures and growth, even after controlling for the offsetting impacts of the requisite taxation and the government budget constraint.