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Hickson, Kerry Jane (2009) The contribution of increased life expectancy to economic development in twentieth century Japan. Journal of Asian Economics, Vol.20 (No.4). pp. 489-504. doi:10.1016/j.asieco.2009.04.006 ISSN 1049-0078.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asieco.2009.04.006
Abstract
This paper estimates the value of improved health in Japan over the twentieth century. By valuing the decline in the death rate and appending this to existing measures of GDP per capita it is possible to calculate health augmented GDP per capita growth and generate original results about the monetary value of improved life expectancy over the twentieth century in Japan. The findings of the paper indicate that this is a pertinent exercise because GDP per capita growth approximately doubles when it is extended to include increases in the life expectancy of the population of Japan. These results also provide a justification for the increase in health care service spending that was evident at the close of the twentieth century.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DS Asia H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Asian Economics | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||
ISSN: | 1049-0078 | ||||
Official Date: | 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.20 | ||||
Number: | No.4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 16 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 489-504 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.asieco.2009.04.006 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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