Author/Authors :
AKAR, Sevda Balıkesir Üniversitesi - Bandırma İ İ B F - Maliye Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
An Investigation of The Relationship among Health Expenditures, Relative Price of Health Expenditures and Economic Growth in Turkey
Abstract :
In this study, it is tried to investigate the relationship between health expenditures, relative price of health expenditures and economic growth by using cointegration analysis and vector error correction model. The data set covers the period from January, 2004 to March, 2013. The empirical results of the study show that there is a significant relationship among health expenditures, relative price of central government budget health expenditures and economic growth in the long run, while there is no relationship in the short run.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Health Expenditures , Economic Growth , Cointegration , Vector Error Correction Model
JournalTitle :
Journal Of Management and Economics
