Evidence on the determinants of Canadian provincial government health expenditures: 1965-1991.
Real per capital provincial government expenditures on health care over the period 1965-1991 are examined using pooled time-series cross-section regression analysis: Key determinants of real per capita provincial government expenditures on health care over the period 1965-1991 are real provincial per capita income, the proportion of the provincial population over age 65 and real provincial per capita federal transfer revenues. Established program financing had a negative and significant impact on real per capita provincial government health expenditures in Newfoundland and Quebec. An income elasticity of 0.77 implies that health care is not a luxury good.
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Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. livio.dimatteo@lakeheadu.ca
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D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000639:trends*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009523:Newfoundland and Labrador; D011792:Quebec; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013997:Time Factors