The Effect of Economic Growth on Health Expenditures: A Panel Quantile Regression Approach

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This study investigates how economic growth, measured by GDP per capita, influences health expenditures in developing countries.
Panel quantile regression analysis across Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Türkiye
Consideration of multiple health indicators such as life expectancy, fertility rate, and mortality rate
Emphasis on effects at different points along conditional distributions rather than mean-based assessments.
GDP per capita has a statistically significant positive effect on health expenditures across most quantiles, except τ=0,10 (p<0.05)
Life expectancy at birth, fertility rate, mortality rate, and urban population also show significant impacts on health expenditures
Results highlight the importance of considering health indicators in understanding expenditure dynamics.

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Examines GDP and health indicators' effects on health expenditures in MINT countries, suggesting significant correlations.

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Ademoğlu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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