International Conference on Eurasian Economies
17-18 September 2013 – St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
Paper detail
Paper ID : 643
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Growth and Development
Presenter: Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Akif Kara
Session : 2B Kalkınma
The Effect of Human Capital Improvments via Educational and Health Care Infrastructure Investments on Regional Income: The Case of Turkey
Beşeri Sermayeye Yönelik Eğitim ve Sağlık Alt Yapı Yatırım Harcamalarının Bölgesel Gelir Üzerindeki Etkisi: Türkiye Örneği
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Akif Kara (Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Türkiye)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Serkan Ada (Selçuk University, Türkiye)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Salih Yeşil (Sütçü İmam University, Türkiye)
Abstract
Public education and health care infrastructure spending positively affect regional economic performance and develop regional competitive position through increasing workforce efficiency. While this type of investment is viewed as investment toward developing human capital, development of human capital stock may determine innovative forms of economies and technological applications, which can also be spilled over via human capital. Because of this, region wide educational and health care infrastructure spending aimed towards development of human capital can provide an increase in regional income and welfare. This study, aiming to identify effect of educational and health care infrastructure spending on development of human capital at regional level in Turkey, used regional data 2004-2008 Level-2. According to results obtained from the panel data fixed effect method, this type of spending can influence regional income. At regional level, the greatest positive effect has been observed in West Marmara region, the smallest effect was realized in Northeast Anatolian Region.
JEL codes: R11, R15, R53
Kara, Mehmet Akif, Ada, Serkan, Yeşil, Salih (2013). "The Effect of Human Capital Improvments via Educational and Health Care Infrastructure Investments on Regional Income: The Case of Turkey" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2013, pp.314-322, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C04.00643
