门槛效应模型和工具变量法对中国卫生投入与经济增长关系的实证研究

Empirical Study on the Relationship Between Health Investment and Economic Growth in China Using Threshold Effect Model and Instrumental Variable Method

目的研究我国卫生投入与经济增长之间的关系。方法利用门槛效应模型和工具变量法等进行实证研究。结果卫生领域的人力资本投入比物质资本投入更能够促进经济增长。结论在未来的卫生投入中应增加更多的卫生人员数等人力资本投资,控制床位数等物质资本投资。东部地区应增加与老年人相关的卫生投入更有利于促进地区经济增长,中部地区则还应该增加床位数等物质资本方面的卫生投入,而西部地区由于经济发展相对较为缓慢,应同时增加两方面卫生投入,更有利于经济增长。

Objective To study the relationship between health investment and economic growth in China.Methods An empirical study was conducted using threshold effect models and instrumental variable methods.Results Human capital investment in health sector can promote economic growth more than physical capital investment.Conclusion More human capital investment,such as the number of health personnel,should be added in the future health investment,and physical capital investment,such as the number of beds,should be controlled.The eastern region should increase health investment related to the elderly,which is more conducive to regional economic growth,while the central region should also increase health investment in physical capital such as the number of beds,while the western region should increase health investment in both aspects,which is more conducive to economic growth,because the economic development is relatively slow.