Democracy, economic growth and government spending in public health in Southeast Asia

Laiprakobsup, Thanapan

doi:10.1108/ijdi-08-2018-0112

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“…Political stability and economic growth are two important factors contributing to budget allocation (e.g., the public health sector, infrastructure, and education) [12]. Government revenues can be affected by political stability, corruption, and the quality of policies.…”

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Is the Fiscal Deficit of ASEAN Alarming? Evidence from Fiscal Deficit Consequences and Contribution towards Sustainable Economic Growth

2021

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has faced a persistent fiscal deficit for the last three decades. In the vast literature, a question is still arising: is ASEAN’s fiscal deficit alarming? This study explores the fiscal deficit with different perspectives to provide guidelines for policymakers to answer this question. For this purpose, we offer fiscal causal hypotheses estimates, including the contribution of Government expenditures (GEs) and Government revenues (GRs) towards sustainable economic growth; we then evaluated two additional deficit hypotheses, the impact of fiscal deficit and deficit financing on inflation. This empirical analysis covered annual financial data for the years 1990 to 2019of ten member countries of ASEAN by applying panel econometric techniques, which include unit root Levin, Lin, and Chu (LLC) and Im, Pesaran, and Shin (IPS) tests; the panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model for cointegration; and the Dumitrescu–Hurlin (DH) test for causality. The findings revealed that government expenditures contribute more towards sustainable economic growth while government revenues are inversely related to growth in the long run. The DH causality test supported the fiscal synchronization hypothesis and current account targeting hypothesis in ASEAN. The interest rate is found as a moderator between fiscal and current account deficits. Furthermore, the findings showed that the fiscal deficit of ASEAN could generate inflation while relying on outstanding debt. Overall, our findings concluded that the fiscal deficit of ASEAN is alarming based on the behavior of government revenues, interest rate dynamics, political stability, and outstanding debt in deficit financing.

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2021

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“…World Bank dalam situsnya www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty telah mengukur dimensi pola kemiskinan penduduk. Alokasi belanja negara pada bidang kesehatan masyarakat di negara demokratis lebih baik daripada negara otokratis (Laiprakobsup, 2019). Peran pemerintah dalam bidang kesehatan masyarakat dapat dilihat dari dua sisi, kuantitas dan kualitas.…”

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Peran Belanja Negara Dalam Program Penurunan Stunting, Studi Kasus : Dinas Kesehatan Provinsi Sumatera Utara (The Role of State Expenditures in Stunting Reduction Program, Case Study: North Sumatra Provincial Health Office)

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Pasaribu²

2020

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Healthcare spending in high-income and upper-middle-income countries: a cross-country analysis

Jayadevan,

Trung Hoang

2024

Discov Health Systems

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This research investigates the determinants of government healthcare expenditure in high-income and upper-middle-income countries by exploring economic, demographic, and political influences. By analyzing data from 1990 to 2019 from 28 high-income and 42 upper-middle-income nations, this study employs Bayesian model averaging, the generalized method of moments, and regression discontinuity design. The results reveal that government healthcare spending positively correlates with the previous year's expenditure in both income groups. Additionally, the impact of education on spending differs, while it is positively significant in high-income countries, it is not significant in upper-middle-income countries. The proportion of elderly individuals positively influences healthcare spending in high-income countries but inconsistently influences healthcare spending in upper-middle-income countries. Urbanization significantly impacts spending in upper-middle-income nations. The positive association between industrial employment and spending suggests greater healthcare needs in such areas. Efforts to curb corruption positively affect spending differently for each income group. Out-of-pocket expenses negatively impact spending in both groups, though positively in high-income countries alone. The influence of the young population varies, being negative in high-income countries but positive in upper-middle-income countries. Logistic and probit regression models identify key determinants, including gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, elderly population proportion, out-of-pocket expenses, and corruption control measures in high-income countries. Policymakers can use these findings to tailor strategies, optimize healthcare spending, and ensure equitable access across income levels.

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Democracy, economic growth and government spending in public health in Southeast Asia

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Is the Fiscal Deficit of ASEAN Alarming? Evidence from Fiscal Deficit Consequences and Contribution towards Sustainable Economic Growth

Is the Fiscal Deficit of ASEAN Alarming? Evidence from Fiscal Deficit Consequences and Contribution towards Sustainable Economic Growth

Peran Belanja Negara Dalam Program Penurunan Stunting, Studi Kasus : Dinas Kesehatan Provinsi Sumatera Utara (The Role of State Expenditures in Stunting Reduction Program, Case Study: North Sumatra Provincial Health Office)

Healthcare spending in high-income and upper-middle-income countries: a cross-country analysis

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