Konvergira li državna potrošnja na zdravstvo u EU?
Is There Convergence in Government Expenditures on Health in the EU?

Author(s): Paola Macanović, Lena Malešević Perović
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Government expenditures on health; Convergence; EU
Summary/Abstract: This paper empirically assesses the existence of convergence of government expenditures on health among EU countries. Economic integration and market unification within the European Union encourage convergence in incomes, which raises the question of the existence of convergence of some other variables related to income, such as government expenditures on health. This paper, therefore, tests the (beta) convergence of this type of spending within the EU, during the period 2005-2019. The results of empirical testing confirm the existence of convergence in healthcare expenditures per inhabitant, and in GDP, in the observed period.

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