Regional Economic Integration and Productivity Convergence: Empirical Evidence from East Asia

The study attempts to seek evidence on regional economic integrationin driving labor productivity convergence in low-and middle-income East Asian states towards Japan, the country assumed to be the regional technology leader. The labor productivity convergence of low-and middle-income East Asian countries towards their rich neighbor is modelled against their national levels of innovation, technology spill-oversfrom the regional economic leader and their productivity differential with the frontier country. The hypothesized relationship is empirically verified for seven East Asian states, using a robust econometric approach. The time-series test estimates under Error Correction Representation yield absolute support in favor of valid productivity convergence occurring between Japan and its low-and middle income neighbors. However, panel data estimates generated with better statistical power outperform the time-series test findingsand these results reject the significance of Japan as the regional productivity growth driver for its regionaldevelopingstates.

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The Market Dynamics of Generic Medicines in the Private Sector of 19 Low and Middle Income Countries between 2001 and 2011: A Descriptive Time Series Analysis

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0074399 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. e74399 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Warren A. Kaplan ◽

Veronika J. Wirtz ◽

Peter Stephens

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Time Series Analysis ◽

Private Sector ◽

Market Dynamics ◽

Generic Medicines ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Series Analysis ◽

Low And Middle Income

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The impacts of family physician plan and health transformation plan on hospitalization rates in Iran: an interrupted time series

BMC Health Services Research ◽

10.1186/s12913-021-06685-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Samad Rouhani ◽

Reza Esmaeili ◽

Jamshid Yazdani Charati ◽

Masoud Khandehroo

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Family Physician ◽

Interrupted Time Series ◽

Hospitalization Rate ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Mazandaran Province ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

The Impact ◽

Low And Middle Income

Abstract Background Low and middle income countries has recently implemented various reforms toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This study aims to assess the impact of Family Physician Plan (FPP) and Health Transformation Plan (HTP) on hospitalization rate in Iran. Methods We conducted an Interrupted Time Series (ITS) design. The data was monthly hospitalization of Mazandaran province over a period of 7 years. Segmented regression analysis was applied in R version 3.6.1. Results A decreasing trend by − 0.056 for every month was found after implementation of Family Physician Plan, but this was not significant. Significant level change was appeared at the beginning of Health Transformation Plan and average of hospitalization rate increased by 1.04 (P < 0.001). Also hospitalization trend increased significantly nearly 0.09 every month in period after Health Transformation Plan (P < 0.001). Conclusions Family physician created a decreasing trend for hospitalization in urban area of Mazandaran province in Iran. HTP with lower user fee in governmental public hospitals and clinics as well as fee-for-service mechanisms, stimulated both level and trend changes in hospital admissions. Some integrated health policy is required to optimize the implementation of diverse simultaneous reforms in low and middle-income countries.

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The Impacts of Family Physician Plan and Health Transformation Plan on Hospitalization Rates in Iran: An Interrupted Time Series

10.21203/rs.3.rs-32152/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Samad Rouhani ◽

Reza Esmaeili ◽

Jamshid YazdaniCharati ◽

Masoud Khandehroo

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Family Physician ◽

Hospital Admissions ◽

Interrupted Time Series ◽

Hospitalization Rate ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

The Impact ◽

Low And Middle Income

Abstract Background : Low and middle income countries has recently implemented various reforms toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This study aims to assess the impact of Family Physician Plan (FPP) and Health Transformation Plan (HTP) on hospitalization rate in Iran.Methods: We conducted an Interrupted Time Series (ITS) design. The data was monthly hospitalization of Mazandaran province over a period of 7 years. Segmented regression analysis was applied in R version 3.6.1.Results: A decreasing trend by -0.056 for every month was found after implementation of Family Physician Plan, but this was not significant. Significant level change was appeared at the beginning of Health Transformation Plan and average of hospitalization rate increased by 1.04 (P<0.001). Also hospitalization trend increased significantly nearly 0.09 every month in period after Health Transformation Plan (P<0.001).Conclusions: Family physician created a decreasing trend for hospitalization. Development of FPP to urban area of Iran will lead to health system efficiency. HTP with lower user fee in public hospitals and clinics as well as fee-for-service mechanisms, stimulated both level and trend changes in hospital admissions. Some integrated health policy is required to optimize the implementation of diverse simultaneous reforms in low and middle-income countries.

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