The Impact of Healthcare Expenditures on Longevity in Japan: Evidence from Longitudinal, Prefectural-Level Data

Shinya Kajitani (), Shuzo Nishimura () and Keisuke Tokunaga ()
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Shuzo Nishimura: Kyoto University
Keisuke Tokunaga: Tokiwa-kai Health Care Corporation

No 13, Discussion Papers from Meisei University, School of Economics

Abstract: Health care expenditure per capita and life expectancy vary among prefectures in Japan. Considering health status as the output of health care, gaps in health care expenditures between regions can create gaps in the health status between regions. We examine the impact of health care expenditure per capita on life expectancy using prefectural datasets in Japan over the past 30 years. We clarify that decreasing medical resources indeed reduce health care expenditures and that inpatient health care expenditures have a significant positive impact on longevity. Decreasing health care expenditures could also decrease the health performance in Japan.

Keywords: health care expenditure; life expectancy; longevity; medical resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2009-03, Revised 2009-08-08
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