The Influences of Inequality in Rural and Urban Health Expenditure on the Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy in a Growing Economy

• Main Authors: Shi-MingHuang, 黃詩敏
• Other Authors: Fuh-Mei Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/71615900991728316305

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 經濟學系 === 102 === This paper investigates the effects of the inequality in rural and urban health expenditure on economic growth, social welfare and quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE). Analytical results indicate that for maximizing economic growth rate and social welfare, an optimal ratio of rural health expenditure relative to the whole health expenditure exists. Applying the life table from the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Taiwan over the period of 2010-2012, this research further conducts calibrations. The empirical evidences verify the theoretical findings on the non-linearity of the relationship between rural health spending, economic growth and social welfare. The economic growth rate, social welfare and QALE increase with rural health spending as the rural health expenditure is smaller than the optimum. Otherwise, the economic growth rate, social welfare and QALE decrease with rural health spending as the rural health expenditure is greater than the optimum.