Health care expenditure and economic growth in Uganda: an empirical study

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dc.contributor.authorNerima, Esther
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-04T12:22:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-07T15:54:07Z
dc.date.available2019-08-04T12:22:00Z
dc.date.available2020-01-07T15:54:07Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionAvailable in print copyen_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation focuses on empirical analysis of the relationship between Health Care Expenditure and Economic Growth in Uganda. It sets out to investigate whether or not increase in health resources contributes to the country’s overall economic growth. It does so by analyzing the impact of health care expenditure on Uganda’s GDP. The empirical strategy of the dissertation relies on the neo-classical Solow’s growth model but with a little modification to include the human capital component (Augmented Solow growth model). Due to the unit root problem in the data, co-integration and Vector Error Correction Model (ECM) are estimated. Furthermore, granger causality tests are conducted. Empirical results indicate the existence of a positive and significant long run impact of health care expenditure on GDP. The study also finds co-integration between per capita health expenditure and GDP in Uganda. Granger causality tests indicate the existence of a unidirectional causality running from per capita GDP to per capita health expenditure. Based on the findings, it is concluded that Uganda’s economy can achieve overall growth if health resources are increased. This dissertation therefore recommends increase in health resources allocated to the health sector, given the importance of healthy people to economic growth. Emphasis should also be put towards developing the National Health Insurance Policy to supplement health funding from the central government and finally, ensuring that health resources are put to proper use.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNerima, E.(2012). Health care expenditure and economic growth in Uganda: an empirical study. Masters dissertation, university of Dar es Salaam. Available at (http://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/search.aspx?formtype=advanced)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2412
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe university of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectHealth careen_US
dc.subjectFinancingen_US
dc.subjectExpendituresen_US
dc.subjectPublicen_US
dc.subjectEconomic growthen_US
dc.subjectEconomic developmenten_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleHealth care expenditure and economic growth in Uganda: an empirical studyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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