Yapay Zeka Hızlı Bakış & Çıkarımlar
AI InsightThese findings highlight the heterogeneous effects of economic and demographic factors.
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Abstract
In developing countries, health expenditures play a crucial role in improving access to healthcare services and reducing social inequalities. This study aims to examine the relationship between health expenditures and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Türkiye (MINT) using panel quantile regression analysis. To ensure that this relationship is not limited solely to direct effects and to capture the multidimensional nature of the health system more comprehensively, the study also considers the effects of various health indicators. Unlike traditional mean-based methods, this approach allows analysis of effects at different points along the conditional distributions of the variables. Empirical evidence indicates that the effects of GDP per capita, life expectancy at birth, fertility rate, mortality rate, and urban population on health expenditures in MINT countries are statistically significant across all quantiles except for the τ=0,10 quantile level (p<0,05). While increases in GDP per capita, mortality rate, and urban population are associated with significant increases in health expenditures, increases in life expectancy at birth and fertility rate are associated with significant decreases in health expenditures. In the lowest health expenditure group (τ=0,10), the weakening or disappearance of the effects of the predictors on health expenditures can be considered an expected outcome, possibly due to government support or the distinct structure of basic healthcare services. These findings highlight the heterogeneous effects of economic and demographic factors.