Population ageing in Canada : the relationship between life expectancy, health care expenditure and GDP

Hong, Sze Yen (2015) Population ageing in Canada : the relationship between life expectancy, health care expenditure and GDP. Universiti Malaysia Sabah. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This dissertation examine the relationship between health care expenditure, GDP and life expectancy in Canada. This dissertation uses time-series tools for analysis. The time series based on the data of health care expenditure per capita, GDP and life expectancy from year 1975 to 2012. This dissertation does empirical analysis on the short run and long run relationship between health care expenditure, GDP and life expectancy using cointegration and granger causality based on an error correction model and vector auto-regression model. The result shows that there is no cointegration and granger causal relationship between health care expenditure and GDP in Canada. The results also show that there is no short run relationship between health care expenditure and life expectancy however long run relation does exists. However, there is unidirectional granger causal of life expectancy on GDP but not cointegrated.

Item Type: Academic Exercise
Keyword: time -series tools, cointegration, granger causality, health care expenditure, life expectancy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic theory. Demography
Department: FACULTY > Faculty of Science and Natural Resources
Depositing User: MUNIRA BINTI MARASAN -
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2017 10:05
Last Modified: 20 Nov 2017 10:05
URI: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17354

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