健康投资的经济增长效应及地区差异研究

The Economic Growth Effects of Health Investment and Regional Differences

目的:研究健康投资对经济增长的作用和贡献,以及该经济增长效应在东中西三大地区间的差异。方法:基于1997—2010年的省际面板数据,采用固定效应模型对经济增长决定方程进行实证分析。结果:健康投资对经济增长具有显著的促进作用,但存在着明显的地区差异,呈现东、中、西部依次递减的趋势。结论:我国在继续加强各地区医疗健康投资水平的同时,还应向落后的中西部地区进行政策倾斜,从而在实现健康投资促进经济增长的同时,缩小地区经济增长和居民健康状况的差距。

Objective： To study the effect and contribution of health investment to economic growth as well as the regional differences among eastern, central and western China. Methods： Based on the provincial panel data from 1997 to 2010, fixed effects model was established to empirically analyze the relationship between health investment and economic growth. Results： Health Investment has significant in promoting economic growth, while significant regional differences still exist, showing the decreasing order of eastern、 central and western China. Conclusion：While strengthening the regional medical health level of investment, it is needed to give preferential policies to the backward central and western regions, so that the differences between regional economic growth and physical condition of residents can be reduced while realizing health investment stimulating economic growth.