The effect of misery index on health index in Iran
Subject Areas :seyyed mohammad mostolizadeh 1
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Keywords: Keywords: misery index, health index, ARDL,
Abstract :
Seyed Mohammad Mostolizadeh Abstract Introduction: Health means having complete physical, mental and social well-being, and it is not only the absence of disease, disability and disability. Considering the entry of health economics into the economics literature, it is necessary to study how economic indicators affect health. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of misery index on health index for Iran. Method: The self-regression method with distributed intervals (ARDL) was used for Iran during the years 1361-1398. The data used in this study are a composite index (life expectancy index, per capita health expenditure, mortality of children under 5 years old), which contains information about life expectancy from the World Bank, health expenditure from the budget law and calculations and death Mortality of children under 5 years old UNICEF data and data on misery index, Gini coefficient and GDP per capita have been extracted from the Statistics and Economic Indicators Center of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The model and tests required for the research were estimated in Eviews 10 software. Findings: The results show that the misery index has a negative and significant effect on the health index. Also, based on empirical findings, income inequality has a negative and significant effect on the health index, while GDP per capita has a positive and significant effect on the health index. Discussion: Based on the results of the model, the misery index variable has a negative and significant coefficient on health costs. The index of misery is lower and lower in the lower classes of society. Due to rising inflation, the purchasing power of the lower deciles of society has been severely damaged. In addition, GDP per capita has a positive and significant effect on the health index. Higher per capita income leads to better health by improving living conditions such as access to safe drinking water, better roads, proper nutrition, and so on. While income inequality has a significant negative effect on the health index. By reducing income inequality in society, the possibility of investing in education, health; Employment is provided for more people.
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