In 2007, U.S. health care spending growth slowed to its lowest rate since 1998, increasing 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person. The health care portion of gross domestic product reached 16.2 percent, up from 16.0 percent in 2006. Slower growth in 2007 was largely attributed to retail prescription drug spending and government administration. With the exception of prescription drug...

Empirical studies quantifying the benefits of increased foreign direct investment (FDI) have been unable to provide conclusive evidence of a positive impact on host country’s economic performance. I show that the lack of robust evidence is not inconsistent with theory, even if the eventual gains to FDI are large, if restrictions on FDI are lifted only gradually and part of FDI is intangible inv...

PURPOSE To assess the number of ophthalmologists in Brazil, their regional distribution, ophthalmologist/habitant ratio, and the relation between ophthalmologist and State Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita to aid public health policies. METHODS An ecologic study was conducted. Data were obtained from the "Census 2011 Brazilian Ophthalmology Council", from "Demographic Census of Brazilia...

The aims of this study were to determine the effect labor, human development index, minimum wages, and investment on Gross Regional Domestic Product in 5 districts there are Banjarnegara, Purbalingga, Banyumas, Cilacap, Kebumen (Barlingmascaeb) period 2013 – 2019. method used was panel data regression analysis. While is consisting cross-sectional from five throughout Barlingmascakeb time series...

Designed to provide all those interested in Africa with quick reference and a reliable set of data to monitor development programs and aid flows in the region, this is an invaluable reference tool for analysts and policy makers who want a better understanding of the economic and social developments occurring in Africa. tBasic indicators tNational and fiscal accounts tExternal accounts and excha...

This paper examines the relationship between stock market development and economic growth variables in Malaysia and Thailand. We investigated the relationship by using correlation and regression methods for the data from 1988 to 2012 obtained from World Bank data base. Economic growth variables used were gross domestic product and inflation, while stock market development variables were market ...