Erdil, ErkanYetkiner, İ Hakan2023-06-162023-06-1620090003-68461466-4283https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840601019083https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/1559This study investigates the Granger-causality relationship between real per capita GDP and real per capita health care expenditure by employing a large macro panel data set with a VAR representation. The findings verify that the dominant type of Granger-causality is bidirectional. In instances that we found one-way causality, the pattern is not homogenous: Our analyses show that one-way causality generally runs from income to health in low- and middle-income countries whereas the reverse holds for high-income countries. Accordingly, care must be paid in defining the dependent and independent variables when specifying the determinants of health care expenditure.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessEarly-Childhood NutritionEconomic-GrowthData ModelsTestsDeterminantsCountryLuxuryImpactIncomeArticle10.1080/000368406010190832-s2.0-60349130643