In this paper we investigate the joint conditional distribution of health (life expectancy) and income growth, and its evolution over time. The conditional distributions of these two variables are obtained by applying non-parametric methods to a bivariate non-parametric regression system of equations. Analyzing the distributions of the non-parametric fitted values from these models we find stro...

Advances in information and communication technology (ICT) have provided a platform for the introduction diffusion of range financial technologies that transformed sector. This study analyses (fintech) its interaction with inclusion living standards (GDP per capita). We consider determinants effects services identify two possible transmission mechanisms from sector to GDP capita – fintech chann...

Background: A dramatic increase in healthcare expenditures is a major health policy concern worldwide. Understanding factors that underlie the growth in healthcare expenditures is essential to assist decision-makers in finding best policies to manage healthcare costs. We aimed to examine the determinants of healthcare spending in Iran over the periods of 1978-2011. Methods: A time series ana...

In this paper, we address the question of optimal wage and income dispersion in a growing economy. If already in the two-persons-case we have to deal with the fact of different marginal products of labor, there are two solutions in principle. Either two different wages are paid (at unanimous hours of working) according to these differences, or the good worker would have to work longer than the ...

Researchers often estimate average treatment effects of programs without investigating heterogeneity across units. Yet, individuals, firms, regions, or countries vary in their ability, e.g., to utilize transfers. We analyze Objective 1 Structural Funds transfers of the European Commission to regions of EU member states below a certain income level by way of a regression discontinuity design wit...