ArticleEmpirical economics2022
The effect of health on economic growth: a meta-regression analysis.
Article in Empirical economics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Bridging international borders through global health diplomacy: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the state of play and leads for advancing this domain.Health promotion perspectives · 2025Review
- Assessment and predictive analysis of health professions students' proficiency in health economics and pharmacoeconomics in Southwest China: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Scoping review on the link between economic growth, decent work, and early childhood caries.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- What Will Be the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Capital and Economic Growth? Evidence from Eurozone.Journal of the knowledge economy · 2023Article
- [Health expenditure and health outcomes in Latin America and the CaribbeanGastos em saúde e resultados de saúde na América Latina e no Caribe].Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
The main objective of this study is to examine the effect of health on economic growth based on 719 estimates obtained from 64 studies from all over the world. We find evidence of a publication bias towards a positive estimated effect of health on economic growth. After accounting for heterogeneity of the estimates, we show that health has a genuine positive effect on economic growth. Less developed countries seem to enjoy a higher effect of health on growth driven by the ongoing economic-demographic transition in those countries. The variation of the health effect on economic growth is also influenced by the available data, estimation procedure, model specification, publication channel, and country characteristics in each study. Studies that do not account for endogeneity seem to create an upward bias. Studies with more comprehensive variables seem to increase the estimated effect of health on growth. A higher number of years of compulsory education, longer working experience, and more favourable environmental conditions also increase the effect size. Overall, our results confirm the key role of the health factor in explaining economic growth across countries.
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