Relationships between Economic Growth and Population Health in Low and Middle Income Countries

Swint J., Michael; Franzini, Luisa; Honda, Chika; Murakami, Yuki; Rasu S., Rafia

doi:https://doi.org/10.18910/22974

Relationships between Economic Growth and Population Health in Low and Middle Income Countries

Swint J., Michael; Franzini, Luisa; Honda, Chika et al.

大阪大学経済学, 2008, 58(2), 74-106

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タイトル	Relationships between Economic Growth and Population Health in Low and Middle Income Countries
著者	著者名 Swint J., Michael
	著者名 Franzini, Luisa
	著者名 Honda, Chika
	著者名 Murakami, Yuki
	著者名 Rasu S., Rafia
キーワード等	Population health
	economic growth
	disease and nutrition
	globalization
	development policy
JEL分類コード (JEL)	O15
	O19
	O20
抄録	From 1960 to the present, many low and middle income countries have experienced significant economic growth and unprecedented improvements in population health. We examine the complex relationship between economic growth and population health, including the economic and health impacts of malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, malnutrition, reproductive health issues, and the associated intervention policies. We also examine the impact of several pertinent economic policies on population health, including microfinance, the TRIPS agreement, and UNITAID, an international organization for purchasing drugs for use against AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. In addition we examine the effects of globalization on population health and economic growth. The evidence indicates that investment in improved population health is a reasonable macroeconomic policy tool for economic growth in low and middle income countries because improved health status has a positive impact on economic performance, and diminished health status has a negative impact on economic performance. Furthermore, variations in the rates of diffusion of disease control technologies have been a major cause of the variations in population health and economic growth between countries. Since 1960, low and middle income countries have been much more successful in closing the life expectancy gap than the economic development gap with high income OECD countries. Finally, while some progress has been made, achieving the infant and childhood mortality Millennium Development Goals will require a substantial investment in the increased diffusion of existing disease control knowledge and technology. Increased income per capita alone will not be sufficient.
出版者	大阪大学経済学会
	The Economic Society of Osaka University
	オオサカ　ダイガク　ケイザイ　ガッカイ
収録物名	大阪大学経済学
収録物名	Osaka Economic Papers
巻(号)	58(2)
ページ	74-106
刊行年月	2008-09
言語	英語
ハンドルURL	https://hdl.handle.net/11094/22974
DOI	https://doi.org/10.18910/22974
PISSN	04734548
NCID	AN00030111
アクセス権	open access
出版タイプ	Version of Record
カテゴリ	本学関連学会 Related Societies
カテゴリ	大阪大学経済学 / 58巻2号 (2008-09)

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DC.title	Relationships between Economic Growth and Population Health in Low and Middle Income Countries
DC.creator	Swint J., Michael
	Franzini, Luisa
	Honda, Chika
	Murakami, Yuki
	Rasu S., Rafia
DC.publisher	大阪大学経済学会
	The Economic Society of Osaka University
	オオサカ　ダイガク　ケイザイ　ガッカイ
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DC.subject	Population health
	economic growth
	disease and nutrition
	globalization
	development policy
DCTERMS.abstract	From 1960 to the present, many low and middle income countries have experienced significant economic growth and unprecedented improvements in population health. We examine the complex relationship between economic growth and population health, including the economic and health impacts of malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, malnutrition, reproductive health issues, and the associated intervention policies. We also examine the impact of several pertinent economic policies on population health, including microfinance, the TRIPS agreement, and UNITAID, an international organization for purchasing drugs for use against AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. In addition we examine the effects of globalization on population health and economic growth. The evidence indicates that investment in improved population health is a reasonable macroeconomic policy tool for economic growth in low and middle income countries because improved health status has a positive impact on economic performance, and diminished health status has a negative impact on economic performance. Furthermore, variations in the rates of diffusion of disease control technologies have been a major cause of the variations in population health and economic growth between countries. Since 1960, low and middle income countries have been much more successful in closing the life expectancy gap than the economic development gap with high income OECD countries. Finally, while some progress has been made, achieving the infant and childhood mortality Millennium Development Goals will require a substantial investment in the increased diffusion of existing disease control knowledge and technology. Increased income per capita alone will not be sufficient.
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