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Abstract: Recent research is focused on the study of health care expenditure and fiscal sustainability. In order to facilitate the understanding of this issue, we centre our interest on the Spanish pharmaceutical expenditure. Specifically, using data for the period 1995–2012, in the article we analyse if economic cycles affect pharmaceutical expenditures. Our results support that there is a positive relationship between pharmaceutical expenditure and economic development. Therefore, we conclude that pharmaceutical expenditures are pro cyclical over the last years.
Authorship: Blazquez-Fernández C., Cantarero-Prieto D., Pascual-Saez M.,
Fuente: Applied economics letters, 2016, 23(10), 705-707
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Year of publication: 2016
No. of pages: 11
Publication type: Article
DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2015.1102834
ISSN: 1350-4851,1466-4291
Publication Url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2015.1102834
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CARLA BLAZQUEZ FERNANDEZ
DAVID CANTARERO PRIETO
MARTA PASCUAL SAEZ
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