Record Details

Does Health Matter for Economic Growth?

Journal of Economic and Social Thought

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title Does Health Matter for Economic Growth?
 
Creator KHAN, Jangraiz; Elementary and Secondary Education Department, KP, Pakistan
KHATTAK, Naeem Ur Rehman; SUIT, Peshawar, Pakistan
 
Subject Health, human capital, economic growth life expectancy
I150, O490, O47
 
Description Abstract. This paper reviewed extensive theoretical and empirical studies which emphasize the role human capital in form of health, in economic growth. Most of the studies used proxies like life expectancy, infant mortality rate and health expenditure to estimate the effects of health on economic growth. Majority of the studies agree the positive impact of health on the economic growth and suggest investment in health to achieve sustained economic growth.Keywords. Health, human capital, economic growth life expectancy.JEL. I15, O490, O47.
 
Publisher Journal of Economic and Social Thought
Journal of Economic and Social Thought
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2016-03-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
—
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST/article/view/649
10.1453/jest.v3i1.649
 
Source Journal of Economic and Social Thought; Vol 3, No 1 (2016): March; 166-170
Journal of Economic and Social Thought; Vol 3, No 1 (2016): March; 166-170
2149-0422
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST/article/view/649/794
http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST/article/downloadSuppFile/649/251
http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST/article/downloadSuppFile/649/252
http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST/article/downloadSuppFile/649/253
http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST/article/downloadSuppFile/649/254
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2016 Journal of Economic and Social Thought
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0