| ID | 123867 |
| Title Proper | Life expectancy and economic well-being |
| Other Title Information | a within-country regional-level analysis using the micro-data of Bangladesh |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Husain, Muhammad Jami |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A frequent empirical approach toward examining the impact of health on economic growth has been to focus on data for a cross-section of countries and to regress the income indicator on the health indicator controlling for the initial level of income and for other factors believed to influence steady-state income levels. From the methodological perspective, such a growth regression approach has mainly offered evidence for the relationship between health and income, using cross-country macro-level data. This article contributes to existing empirical research by introducing within-country regional-level analysis using three rounds of the Demographic and Health Surveys of Bangladesh, combined with corresponding geo-referenced global positioning system (GPS) data, to estimate the contribution of life expectancy to economic well-being. The joint evolution of the regional-level longevity and wealth indicator obtained from the micro-data corroborates Preston's cross-country macro-level findings. Also, the finding that a 1 per cent increase in life expectancy leads to about 3 per cent increase in the wealth index corroborates the findings of several macro-regression studies and promotes the concept of direct investments in health. |
| `In' analytical Note | Margin Vol. 7, No.4; Nov 2013: p.443-474 |
| Journal Source | Margin Vol. 7, No.4; Nov 2013: p.443-474 |
| Key Words | Life Expectancy ; Wealth Index ; Health ; Economic Well - being ; Demographic and Health Survey |