The Impact of Health Expenses on Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from SAARC Countries
Md. Humaun Kabir,
Shahed Ahmed,
Abdul Jalil Pathan
Abstract:This study seeks to empirically explore the influence of health expenditure on economic growth in SAARC countries. Gross domestic product (GDP) the proxy variable of economic growth has been used as a dependent variable and current health expenses (CHE) as the independent variable. The panel dynamic OLS (DOLS), panel fully modified OLS (FMOLS), panel OLS, panel co inte gration test, along with Granger causality test have been used to determine the link between health expenses and economic growth. The result pr… Show more
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