Why Do the Japanese Enjoy Longevity? Do Health Care Expenditures Contribute it? (Revised Version of "The Impact of Healthcare Expenditures on Longevity in Japan: Evidence from Longitudinal, Prefectural-Level Data" [No. 13])

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

No 15, Discussion Papers from Meisei University, School of Economics

Abstract: Considering health status as the output of health care, health care expenditures can extend life expectancy. We examine the impact of health care expenditures per capita on life expectancy using Japanese prefectural datasets over the past 30 years. We clarify that (1) decreasing medical resources indeed reduce health care expenditures and (2) 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: H51 H75 I10 I12 I18 O39 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2009-08
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