International medical technology diffusion

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Papageorgiou, Chris; Savvides, Andreas; Zachariadis, Marios
• 署名单位: University of Cyprus; International Monetary Fund; Louisiana State University System; Louisiana State University; Oklahoma State University System; Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-1996
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2006.09.008
• 发表日期: 2007
• 页码: 409-427
• 关键词: international technology diffusion; life expectancy; medical imports; medical students

摘要

Does medical technology generated in frontier countries have a significant impact on health outcomes in the rest of the world? This paper considers a framework where non-frontier countries may benefit from medical innovation that is embodied in medical imports or diffuses in the form of ideas. Using a novel dataset from a cross-section of 63 technology-importing countries, we show that medical technology diffusion is an important contributor to improved health status, as measured by life expectancy and mortality rates, (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.