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Do Preventive Healthcare Services Increase Labor Productivity? An Econometric Analysis Based on Bootstrap Panel Causality Test

Koruyucu Sağlık Hizmetleri İş Gücü Verimliliğini Artırır mı? Bootstrap Panel Granger Nedensellik Testine Dayalı Ekonometrik Bir Analiz

Neslihan Gence Şen Toprak(ANKARA HACI BAYRAM VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-3101-9084
Binnaz Çoban(HAZİNE VE MALİYE BAKANLIĞI)0000-0001-8630-0132
Pages
269–302
Publication Date
2025-03-28
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Furthermore, the findings show that a one-unit increase in expenditure on preventive healthcare services leads to a rise in labor productivity in the range of approximately 0.78% to 0.96% at the 1% statistical significance level.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The diversification, expansion, and widening impact of issues threatening individual and social health have highlighted the growing importance of preventive healthcare services.
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Key Findings & Data:This study uses Kónya’s (2006) bootstrap panel Granger causality test to examine whether preventive healthcare services boost labor productivity.
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Conclusion & Impact:Furthermore, the findings show that a one-unit increase in expenditure on preventive healthcare services leads to a rise in labor productivity in the range of approximately 0.78% to 0.96% at the 1% statistical significance level.
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⚙️Variables:Koruyucu Sağlık Hizmetleri · İş gücü Verimliliği · Bootstrap Panel Granger Nedensellik Analizi

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The diversification, expansion, and widening impact of issues threatening individual and social health have highlighted the growing importance of preventive healthcare services. These services are often noted for their positive externalities on other sectors. This study uses Kónya’s (2006) bootstrap panel Granger causality test to examine whether preventive healthcare services boost labor productivity. Annual data from five European countries (Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Norway) from 1995 to 2019 are used for this purpose. The econometric analysis reveals a bidirectional Granger causality relationship between expenditures on preventive healthcare services and labor productivity in Denmark, France, and the Netherlands. In Norway and Luxembourg, the relationship is unidirectional, from expenditure on preventive healthcare services to labor productivity. Furthermore, the findings show that a one-unit increase in expenditure on preventive healthcare services leads to a rise in labor productivity in the range of approximately 0.78% to 0.96% at the 1% statistical significance level.

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Başta bireylerin, ardından da toplumun genel sağlığını ilgilendiren ve tehdit eden sorunların çeşitlenmesi, büyümesi ve etkilediği alanların genişlemesi koruyucu sağlık hizmetlerinin önemini daha da artırmıştır. Bunun yanında diğer sektörler üzerinde yarattığı pozitif dışsallıklarla, koruyucu sağlık hizmetleri adından sıklıkla söz ettirmektedir. Bu kapsamda araştırmalara konu olan koruyucu sağlık hizmetlerinin dışsallıklarından biri de iş gücü verimliliği üzerine olan etkileridir. Bu çalışmada Kónya’nın (2006) bootstrap panel Granger nedensellik testi kullanılarak koruyucu sağlık hizmetlerinin iş gücü verimliliğini artırıp artırmadığı analiz edilmektedir. Bunun için de örneklem olarak seçilmiş beş Avrupa ülkesinin (Danimarka, Fransa, Lüksemburg, Hollanda ve Norveç) 1995-2019 dönemine ilişkin yıllık veri seti kullanılmıştır. Yapılan ekonometrik analizde Danimarka, Fransa ve Hollanda’da koruyucu sağlık hizmetlerine yönelik harcamalar ile iş gücü verimliliği arasında çift yönlü bir Granger nedensellik ilişkisi tespit edilmiştir. Norveç ve Lüksemburg açısından bu ilişkinin koruyucu sağlık hizmetlerine yönelik harcamalardan iş gücü verimliliğine doğru tek yönlü olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bunun yanında ekonometrik bulgular koruyucu sağlık hizmetlerine yönelik harcamalardaki bir birimlik artışın, iş gücü verimliliğinde %1 istatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyinde yaklaşık %0,78 ile %0,96 arasında değişen bantta bir artışa neden olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

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Toprak, N. G. Ş., Çoban, B. (2025). Do Preventive Healthcare Services Increase Labor Productivity? An Econometric Analysis Based on Bootstrap Panel Causality Test. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 1, 269–302. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1591963

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