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Hälsa som drivkraft för ekonomisk tillväxt

Karadak, Andrea LU and Harvey, Timoteo LU (2023) NEKH02 20231
Department of Economics
Abstract
The study examines the relationship between health and economic growth. The hypothesis states that good health positively impacts a country's economic growth, while
poor health has the reverse effect. In order to test this, a panel regression with fixed effects including the 38 OECD members is conducted over a time period from 2000-2019. Economic growth as a dependent variable is explained by eleven independent variables. The health variables are: health expenditure, mortality from lifestyle diseases, infant mortality rate, prevalence of overweight, alcohol consumption, tobacco usage and life expectancy at birth. Data for the health variables is collected from the World Bank's database Health Nutrition and Populations Statistics.

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The study examines the relationship between health and economic growth. The hypothesis states that good health positively impacts a country's economic growth, while
poor health has the reverse effect. In order to test this, a panel regression with fixed effects including the 38 OECD members is conducted over a time period from 2000-2019. Economic growth as a dependent variable is explained by eleven independent variables. The health variables are: health expenditure, mortality from lifestyle diseases, infant mortality rate, prevalence of overweight, alcohol consumption, tobacco usage and life expectancy at birth. Data for the health variables is collected from the World Bank's database Health Nutrition and Populations Statistics.

The main conclusion from the study indicates a strong link between health and economic growth, with five out of seven health variables being significant. In line with the hypothesis, health expenditure and mortality from lifestyle diseases are negatively correlated with economic growth. On the other hand, prevalence of overweight and alcohol consumption have a positive correlation with economic growth. (Less)
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author
Karadak, Andrea LU and Harvey, Timoteo LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKH02 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Health, Public health, Economic growth, OECD members Hälsa, Folkhälsa, Ekonomisk tillväxt, OECD medlemmar
language
Swedish
id
9126557
date added to LUP
2024-01-22 15:44:20
date last changed
2024-01-22 15:44:20
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  abstract     = {{The study examines the relationship between health and economic growth. The hypothesis states that good health positively impacts a country's economic growth, while 
poor health has the reverse effect. In order to test this, a panel regression with fixed effects including the 38 OECD members is conducted over a time period from 2000-2019. Economic growth as a dependent variable is explained by eleven independent variables. The health variables are: health expenditure, mortality from lifestyle diseases, infant mortality rate, prevalence of overweight, alcohol consumption, tobacco usage and life expectancy at birth. Data for the health variables is collected from the World Bank's database Health Nutrition and Populations Statistics. 

The main conclusion from the study indicates a strong link between health and economic growth, with five out of seven health variables being significant. In line with the hypothesis, health expenditure and mortality from lifestyle diseases are negatively correlated with economic growth. On the other hand, prevalence of overweight and alcohol consumption have a positive correlation with economic growth.}},
  author       = {{Karadak, Andrea and Harvey, Timoteo}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Hälsa som drivkraft för ekonomisk tillväxt}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}