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Does the Higher Level of Health System Spending Speed Up the COVID-19 Detection Rate?: Evidence from South-East Asia Region

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  • Behera, Deepak

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This study examines the relationship between the spreads of COVID-19 and health system spending in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR). We have taken two potential indicators of health system financing – per capita government health expenditure and government health expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. Further, we have taken two indicators for COVID19 – total confirmed cases and total fatality rate (death rate). We found that the stronger health system financing countries reduce the spreads of COVID-19 sooner than the lower spending country. The suggestion could be increased funding on health infrastructure as well as human resources lead to enhance the detection and testing capacity of any health system irrespective of any infectious disease.

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  • Behera, Deepak, 2020. "Does the Higher Level of Health System Spending Speed Up the COVID-19 Detection Rate?: Evidence from South-East Asia Region," MPRA Paper 100554, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 31 Apr 2020.
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    1. Behera, Deepak Kumar & Dash, Umakant, 2019. "Prioritization of government expenditure on health in India: A fiscal space perspective," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    2. Deepak Kumar Behera & Umakant Dash, 2020. "Is health expenditure effective for achieving healthcare goals? Empirical evidence from South-East Asia Region," Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, Springer, vol. 4(2), pages 593-618, June.
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    Keywords

    Health spending; COVID-19; South-East Asia; Confirmed cases; Fatality rate;
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    JEL classification:

    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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