SAĞLIK HARCAMALARI İKTİSADİ BÜYÜME İLİŞKİSİ: OECD ÜLKELERİ ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 36 OECD ülkesinin 2000-2017 dönemine ilişkin verilerini kullanarak panel koentegrasyon testleri yardımı ile sağlık harcamaları ve iktisadi büyüme arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, yatay kesit bağımlılığını göz ardı eden Pedroni ve Westerlund testleri, sağlık harcamaları ile büyüme arasında uzun dönemli bir ilişkinin mevcut olduğunu göstermektedir.  Ancak yatay kesit bağımlılığı göz önüne alınarak elde edilen sonuçlar, sağlık harcamaları ve büyüme arasında uzun dönemli bir koentegrasyon ilişkisinin mevcut olduğuna ilişkin sonuçları desteklememektedir. Sonuç olarak uzun dönemde sağlık harcamalarının, büyümenin bir belirleyicisi olmadığına ilişkin bulgulara ulaşılmıştır.

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