The Impacts of Education on Antibiotic Consumption and Antibiotic Resistance
(2019) NEKN01 20191Department of Economics
- Abstract
- This study analyzes the relationship between education, antibiotic consumption and antibiotic resistance in the European ambulatory care. For this purpose, a panel data analysis is conducted on an aggregate level in a sample of 30 countries in the European Economic Area between 2000 and 2014. The main variable of interest is the level of high education, expressed as the proportion of the total population having tertiary educational attainment. The first part of the analysis investigates whether there is an evidence of a negative relationship between antibiotic use and high education. Secondly, by exploiting the presumably positive correlation between antibiotic consumption and antibiotic resistance, this paper further estimates how much... (More)
- This study analyzes the relationship between education, antibiotic consumption and antibiotic resistance in the European ambulatory care. For this purpose, a panel data analysis is conducted on an aggregate level in a sample of 30 countries in the European Economic Area between 2000 and 2014. The main variable of interest is the level of high education, expressed as the proportion of the total population having tertiary educational attainment. The first part of the analysis investigates whether there is an evidence of a negative relationship between antibiotic use and high education. Secondly, by exploiting the presumably positive correlation between antibiotic consumption and antibiotic resistance, this paper further estimates how much the incidence of antibiotic resistance could be reduced with higher levels of education. Thirdly, a heterogeneity analysis is conducted to reveal whether the impacts of high education on antibiotic consumption and the level of antibiotic resistance vary in different parts of Europe. A pooled Ordinary Least Squares method with time and country Fixed Effects are applied. The results indicate that antibiotic resistance is lower in more educated countries, however, the negative impacts of education on antibiotic use cannot be confirmed. The heterogeneity analysis suggests that cultural attitudes do matter, although the extra effect of high education across the European Economic Area is debatable. (Less)
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- author
- Szalanczi, Adrienn LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- NEKN01 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Antibiotic consumption, antibiotic resistance, education
- language
- English
- id
- 8993413
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- 2019-10-03 14:25:00
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abstract = {{This study analyzes the relationship between education, antibiotic consumption and antibiotic resistance in the European ambulatory care. For this purpose, a panel data analysis is conducted on an aggregate level in a sample of 30 countries in the European Economic Area between 2000 and 2014. The main variable of interest is the level of high education, expressed as the proportion of the total population having tertiary educational attainment. The first part of the analysis investigates whether there is an evidence of a negative relationship between antibiotic use and high education. Secondly, by exploiting the presumably positive correlation between antibiotic consumption and antibiotic resistance, this paper further estimates how much the incidence of antibiotic resistance could be reduced with higher levels of education. Thirdly, a heterogeneity analysis is conducted to reveal whether the impacts of high education on antibiotic consumption and the level of antibiotic resistance vary in different parts of Europe. A pooled Ordinary Least Squares method with time and country Fixed Effects are applied. The results indicate that antibiotic resistance is lower in more educated countries, however, the negative impacts of education on antibiotic use cannot be confirmed. The heterogeneity analysis suggests that cultural attitudes do matter, although the extra effect of high education across the European Economic Area is debatable.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The Impacts of Education on Antibiotic Consumption and Antibiotic Resistance}},
year = {{2019}},
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