Are Health Factors Important for Regional Growth and Convergence? An Empirical Analysis for the Portuguese Districts

The aim of this study is to analyse the impact of health factors on economic growth and convergence across the Portuguese regions at the district level. Like education, health factors could be important for explaining the growth performance of regions through the increase in labour productivity. The...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poças, Ana Isabel (author)
Other Authors: Soukiazis, Elias (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
regional development
economic growth
human health
human capital
panel data
convergence
Portugal
Labour productivity
Littoral districts
Interior districts
Coastal districts
Inland districts
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10314/2469
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bdigital.ipg.pt:10314/2469

Internet

http://hdl.handle.net/10314/2469

Similar Items