Is Health a Luxury for People in the Middle East Countries? Evidence from Panel Smooth Transition Regression Models

Background: In this article, we used a panel smooth transition regression model to estimate the relationship between health expenditure and income. This approach is employed to continuously model changing parameters among countries and during time. It is thus suitable for eliminating heterogeneity a...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Mehrara, Hossein Amiri
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Vesnu Publications 2012-06-01
Series:مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت
Online Access:http://him.mui.ac.ir/index.php/him/article/view/624