Globalization and health: An empirical investigation
| Autor: | Vishalkumar J Jani, Dhyani Mehta, Nisarg A Joshi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Sociology and Political Science
030503 health policy & services Geography Planning and Development Developing country Management Monitoring Policy and Law Infant mortality 03 medical and health sciences Globalization 0302 clinical medicine Life expectancy Economics Demographic economics 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science Panel data |
| Zdroj: | Global Social Policy. 19:207-224 |
| ISSN: | 1741-2803 1468-0181 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1468018119827475 |
| Popis: | This article empirically examines the impact of globalization on the health status of countries by using panel data. Unlike previous studies, it has attempted to use three different dimensions of globalization and estimate their impact on health status measured by infant mortality rate and life expectancy. It also introduces an initial level of development status as an explanatory variable and found that it has an important role. The fixed effects panel data analysis shows that globalization has a positive impact on the health indicators. Out of the three dimensions of globalization, namely, economic, social and political, the first one has the highest influence on health for the less developed countries. However, as one moves up the ladder of development, social dimension becomes more important. Moreover, the pace of improvement in health indicators is faster in developed countries, indicating a divergence between the developed and the underdeveloped world. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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