Does medial tourism promote growth in healthcare sector?
Hassan F. Gholipour, Kourosh Esfandiar
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of medical tourism revenues on the growth of healthcare sector across 49 emerging and developed economies from 2008 to 2022. Using panel GMM and PMG/ARDL estimation methods, the results show that higher levels of medical tourism revenues promote growth in the healthcare sector. This finding remains robust across different sample periods, alternative measure of healthcare sector performance, and model specifications.
Topics & Concepts
TourismRevenueHealth careHealth sectorSample (material)BusinessMedical tourismEstimationPanel dataEconomicsEconometricsEconomic growthAccountingGeographyHealth servicesManagementMedicineEnvironmental healthArchaeologyPopulationChromatographyChemistryGlobal Healthcare and Medical TourismDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchHospitality and Tourism Education