Convergence and determinants of health expenditures in OECD countries

Abstract This study examines the trend and determinants of health expenditures in OECD countries over the 1975-2004 period. Based on recent developments in the economic growth literature we propose and test the hypothesis that health care expenditures in countries of similar economic development lev...

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Main Authors: Son Hong Nghiem, Luke Brian Connelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Health Economics Review
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13561-017-0164-4