Health care expenditure in the EU countries: A panel data approach

Ivana Hysková

Diplomová práce

Výdaje na zdravotní péči v zemích eurozóny

Abstract:

This thesis examines the convergence in health care spending in euro area member countries during the period 1995-2010 and the influence of joining euro zone on convergence of health care expenditure. Panel data set covering 17 cross-sectional units (current eurozone member countries) over 15-years time period is examined using the classical approach to convergence. The analyses presented in this thesis provide evidence of sigma-convergence of HCE as a share of GDP. Conditions for sigma-convergence of HCE per capita are not satisfied. As for beta-convergence, the analysis of HCE as a share of GDP confirm the absolute convergence, conditional convergence did not occur. As for HCE per capita, absolute and conditional convergence hypotheses were affirmed. In both cases of absolute convergence, joining the euro area significantly supported convergence of HCE.

Klíčová slova

Eurozóna, Konvergence, Výdaje na zdravotní péči

Keywords

euro area, convergence, Health care expenditure

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 15. 6. 2012

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 7. 1. 2013
• Vedoucí: Anna Klosová
• Oponent: Ian Jackson

Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze

Magisterský studijní program:
Economics of Globalisation and European Integration