How effective is public health expenditure in improving overall health? A cross-country analysis

Authors: Self S.¹; Grabowski R.²

Source: Applied Economics, Volume 35, Number 7, May 10, 2003 , pp. 835-845(11)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The primary emphasis of this paper is on seeking some justification for the worldwide phenomenon of increasing government involvement in health-care. The disability-adjusted-health-expectancy (DALE) rankings of countries in the World Health Report, 2000, ranked wealthier countries, with a typically large public sector involvement in health-care, higher on the list. Contrary to the possible implications for this ranking, this paper finds that the comparatively higher DALE in wealthier countries is not a result of greater public health expenditures. In the middle income and less developed countries, however, there is some evidence of effective public involvement in health-care.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0003684032000056751

Affiliations: 1: Department of Economics, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, Saint Joseph, MN 56374, USA 2: Department of Economics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4515, USA

Publication date: 2003-05-01

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