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Health care spending in Croatia and selected EU countries - A panel unit root analysis

In the past four decades there is a sharp increase in the total health care spending, especially in developed countries. A rise of the share of health care spending in GDP is mostly driven by the aging population, a medical technology progress and increased population expectations, namely patients. In this paper the health care expenditures and the outcomes of the health care system are analyzed with respect to Croatia and 11 selected countries of the European Union (EU). Some features of time series data of GDP and health care expenditures p.c. using panel unit root tests are investigated.

health spending; panel unit root; Croatia; transition

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