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Convergence in Per Capita Health Expenditures and Health Outcomes in the OECD Countries

Panopoulou, Ekaterini, Pantelidis, Theologos (2012) Convergence in Per Capita Health Expenditures and Health Outcomes in the OECD Countries. Applied Economics, 44 (30). pp. 3909-3920. ISSN 0003-6846. (doi:10.1080/00036846.2011.583222) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:34624)

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Abstract

Our analysis of 19 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries over the period 1972 to 2006 provides evidence of convergence in per capita health care expenditures for 17 countries, while the US and (to a lesser degree) Norway follow a different path. A simple decomposition of per capita health expenditures reveals that the divergence of the US comes from the divergence of the ‘ratio of health care expenditures to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)’ component, while Norway's divergence is mainly caused by the ‘labour productivity’ component. Interestingly, our results suggest that convergence in per capita health expenditures among the 17 OECD countries does not lead to convergence in health outcomes. Finally, we extend our analysis to examine convergence in various determinants of health expenditures.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/00036846.2011.583222
Uncontrolled keywords: convergence clubs, health expenditure, health determinants, health outcomes, OECD countries
Subjects: H Social Sciences
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Kent Business School (do not use)
Depositing User: Catherine Norman
Date Deposited: 12 Jul 2013 11:44 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 10:17 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/34624 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Panopoulou, Ekaterini.

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Pantelidis, Theologos.

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