Le bénéfice de la santé. Un apport des théories de la croissance endogène

Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt and Fabrice Murtin

Revue de l'OFCE, 2010, vol. n° 112, issue 1, 87-108

Abstract: This paper revisits the relationship between health and growth in light of modern endogenous growth theory. We propose a unified framework that encompasses the growth effects of both, the accumulation and the level of health. Based on cross-country regressions where we instrument for both variables, we find that a higher initial level and a higher rate of improvement in life expectancy both have a significantly positive impact on per capita GDP growth. JEL classification codes: E20, I10, O40, J11.

Keywords: health; life expectancy; mortality; economic development; economic growth; endogenous growth; instruments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E20 I10 J11 O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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