The Effect of Government Health Expenditures on Economic Growth in Selected Countries of Middle East & North Africa (MENA)

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ASADI MANIJEH; nikooghadam masoud; HARATI JAVAD

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Journal: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECONOMICS Year:2017 | Volume:7 | Issue:21 Page(s): 63-74

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The Effect of Government Health Expenditures on Economic Growth in Selected Countries of Middle East & North Africa (MENA)

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ASADI MANIJEH | nikooghadam masoud | HARATI JAVAD | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

Health through increasing the ability of national human force has an important effect on economic growth.Promoting health breeds more healthy and productive people.HenceQ2

one of the important issues that governments are facing is the share of health expenditure allocated to the health sector.In this paperQ2

using panel dataQ1

the effect of Government health expenditure on the economic growth of the selected countries of the MENA region (including IranQ1

AlgeriaQ1

PalestineQ1

JordanQ1

LebanonQ1

CyprusQ1

EgyptQ1

Morocco and Turkey) has been examined over the period 1995-2014.The results indicate that a one-percent increase in each of the variables of government health expenditureQ1

life expectancyQ1

and gross fixed capital formation has led to increase the economic growth of these countries by 0.02%Q1

0.02%Q1

and 0.31%Q1

respectively.AlsoQ1

a one-percent increase in the population growth rate has decreased their economic growth by 0.01 percent.ThereforeQ1

with respect to the positive effect of government health expenditure on the economic growthQ1

it is recommended that the MENA countries’economic planners take account this type of expenditures as an investment instead of a cost.In additionQ1

they can perform effectively in the process of economic growth by adopting appropriate policies and investment prioritizing in the health sector.Q1

Abstract

Health through increasing the ability of national human force has an important effect on economic growth. Promoting health breeds more healthy and productive people. Hence, one of the important issues that governments are facing is the share of health expenditure allocated to the health sector. In this paper, using panel data, the effect of Government health expenditure on the economic growth of the selected countries of the MENA region (including Iran, Algeria, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Cyprus, Egypt, Morocco and Turkey) has been examined over the period 1995-2014. The results indicate that a one-percent increase in each of the variables of government health expenditure, life expectancy, and gross fixed capital formation has led to increase the economic growth of these countries by 0. 02%, 0. 02%, and 0. 31%, respectively. Also, a one-percent increase in the population growth rate has decreased their economic growth by 0. 01 percent. Therefore, with respect to the positive effect of government health expenditure on the economic growth, it is recommended that the MENA countries’ economic planners take account this type of expenditures as an investment instead of a cost. In addition, they can perform effectively in the process of economic growth by adopting appropriate policies and investment prioritizing in the health sector.

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ASADI, MANIJEH, nikooghadam, masoud, & HARATI, JAVAD. (2017). The Effect of Government Health Expenditures on Economic Growth in Selected Countries of Middle East & North Africa (MENA). IRANIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECONOMICS, 7(21 ), 63-74. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/201995/en

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ASADI MANIJEH, nikooghadam masoud, HARATI JAVAD. The Effect of Government Health Expenditures on Economic Growth in Selected Countries of Middle East & North Africa (MENA). IRANIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECONOMICS[Internet]. 2017;7(21 ):63-74. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/201995/en

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MANIJEH ASADI, masoud nikooghadam, and JAVAD HARATI, “The Effect of Government Health Expenditures on Economic Growth in Selected Countries of Middle East & North Africa (MENA),” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECONOMICS, vol. 7, no. 21 , pp. 63–74, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/201995/en

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