ISSN (print) - 0131-7652

ISSN (online) - 2686-7605

Vol. 55 No. 6 (2025)
ECONOMY SECTORS AND MARKETS

Estimating the Effect of Public Healthcare Expenditures on Population Health Indicators: a Comparative Analysis of Russia, Germany and Japan

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  • T.V. Kossova,
  • A.A. Oleynik,
  • M.A. Sheluntcova
T.V. Kossova
National Research University “Higher School of Economic” HSE University
A.A. Oleynik
National Research University “Higher School of Economic” HSE University
M.A. Sheluntcova
National Research University “Higher School of Economic” HSE University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30680/ECO0131-7652-2025-6-118-135

Published 2025-11-30

Keywords

  • health; public healthcare expenditures; mortality; well-being; lifestyle; international comparisons

How to Cite

1.
Kossova Т, Oleynik А, Sheluntcova М. Estimating the Effect of Public Healthcare Expenditures on Population Health Indicators: a Comparative Analysis of Russia, Germany and Japan. ECO [Internet]. 2025 Nov. 30 [cited 2025 Dec. 1];55(6):118-35. Available from: https://ecotrends.ru/index.php/eco/article/view/4920

Abstract

The paper estimates the effect of public healthcare expenditures on population health in Russia, Germany and Japan. One indicator of health is the overall mortality rate. It is determined that the sensitivity of the overall mortality rate to a one percent change in well-being and lifestyle factors is higher than to a one percent change in health care costs in all the countries considered. In Russia, there is a positive effect of reducing overall mortality from rising healthcare costs, while to create a positive effect in Germany and Japan requires not only more substantial investments in healthcare but, more importantly, breakthrough technologies to combat cancer and neurological diseases.
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