Health expenditures are the primary concern for any government. The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between health expenditures and economic development. The study is done by taking a sample size of 20 years from 1995 – 2014. This study is based on four countries Pakistan, China, India and Bangladesh. STATA 11 is used for panel regression run. The Husman test confirms that random effects model is appropriate which shows insignificant results in this part of world. This article focuses the importance of health expenditure because it is main indicator of an economy growth and development.
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Health Expenditures, Economic Development, Stata 11, Hausman Test, Random Effects Model
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Muhammad Aamir Ali, Muhammad Ismat Ullah, Muhammad Afzal Asghar. (2017). Effect of Health Expenditure on GDP, a Panel Study Based on Pakistan, China, India and Bangladesh. International Journal of Health Economics and Policy, 2(2), 57-62. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.hep.20170202.13
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Muhammad Aamir Ali; Muhammad Ismat Ullah; Muhammad Afzal Asghar. Effect of Health Expenditure on GDP, a Panel Study Based on Pakistan, China, India and Bangladesh. Int. J. Health Econ. Policy 2017, 2(2), 57-62. doi: 10.11648/j.hep.20170202.13
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