Europe aims at combining income growth with improvements in social cohesion as measured by income and health … growth and the income responsiveness of health. We investigate whether these conditions held in Europe in the nineties using … decompositions to demonstrate that (i) in all countries except Austria, the income elasticity of health is positive and increases …

The positive cross-country correlation between health and economic growth is well-established, but the underlying … causality between health and economic growth is empirically challenging. Second, the relation between health and economic growth … changes over the process of economic development. Third, different dimensions of health (mortality vs. morbidity, children …

addresses this question by estimating the effect of childhood exposure to China's Great Famine on adult health and labor market … adult health, educational attainment and labor supply. The results show that exposure to famine had significant adverse … effects on adult health and work capacity. The magnitude of the effect is negatively correlated with age at the onset of the …

This chapter examines the relationship between health and economic growth. Across countries, income per capita is … highly correlated with health, as measured by life expectancy or a number of other indicators. Within countries, there is … also a correlation between people’s health and income. Finally, over time, the historical evolution of cross-country health …

This study estimates the impact of health capital on economic growth in 10 Balkan countries over the 2000-2019 period … results revealed that economic growth responds to short-term and long-term health capital changes. Estimation results indicate … a positive relationship between health capital and the economic growth of Balkan countries. According to the results …

The present study investigates the nexus between health performance dynamics and economic growth in 43 countries in sub …-Saharan Africa for the period 2004-2018. Four health performance dynamics are used, notably: total life expectancy, male life … discussed. The study complements the literature on the nexus between health performance and economic growth by assessing the …

This brief presents an overview of Ukraine's economy before and during the first ten months of the Russo-Ukraine war …, as well as some preliminary considerations for the post-war economy. Although Ukraine's economic growth trailed many of …'s economic recovery. As long as the war continues, Ukraine's public finances and military efforts must largely be financed by …