How did national life expectation related to school years in developing countries—An approach using panel data mining |
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Authors: | Wen-Shan Jian Chen-Ling Huang Usman Iqbal Phung-Anh Nguyen George Hsiao Hsien-Chang Li |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;2. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taiwan;3. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan;4. College of Medicine Science and Technology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;5. Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan;6. School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | BackgroundThe purpose of the study was to probe into the changes in life expectancy associated with schooling years found by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).MethodsThe study was based on the OECD database from the period 2000 to 2006. The data of thirty countries were constructed to allow comparisons over time and across these countries. Panel data analysis was used to estimate the relationship of national education, as defined as school years, with life expectancy. The control factors considered were numbers of practicing physicians, practicing nurses, hospital beds, and GDP.ResultsWe used fixed effects of both country and time through linear regression, the coefficient of school years in relation to life expectancy was statistically significant but negative. This finding is not in accord with the hypothesis that investing in human capital through education stimulates better health outcomes.ConclusionWithin developing countries, educational attainment is no longer keeping the same pace with life expectancy as before. Therefore, we suggest that an effective education policy should cover diverse topics, for example, balancing economic growth and mental hygiene, to improve national life expectancy. |
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Keywords: | Panel data analysis Life expectancy Education OECD |
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