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The Effect of National Healthcare Expenditure on Life Expectancy

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dc.contributor.author Deshpande, Natasha
dc.contributor.author Kumar, Anoosha
dc.contributor.author Ramaswami, Rohini
dc.contributor.corporatename Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Economics en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2014-04-28T13:04:45Z
dc.date.available 2014-04-28T13:04:45Z
dc.date.issued 2014-04
dc.description.abstract Our analysis seeks to examine whether or not there is a relationship between healthcare expenditure and national life expectancy in order to gain perspective on how to efficiently increase the quality of health in a state. In addition to healthcare expenditure, we also used percent government expenditure, concentration of doctors in an area, and literacy rate as independent variables. Our data shows that there is no significant correlation between healthcare spending and life expectancy in developing countries, but it does exist in developed countries. We speculate that in developing countries, it is not the quantity spent but the quality of expenditure that impacts healthcare. In developed countries, spending may be more efficient and thus more effective. However, our results alone are not evidence enough, and further research is recommended. en_US
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/51648
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Econometric analysis en_US
dc.subject Healthcare expenditure en_US
dc.subject Life expectancy en_US
dc.title The Effect of National Healthcare Expenditure on Life Expectancy en_US
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dc.type.genre Undergraduate Research Paper
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local.contributor.corporatename School of Economics
local.contributor.corporatename Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
local.relation.ispartofseries Economics: Econometric Analysis
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