University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, Box 138, D-78457 Berlin, Germany.
J Health Econ. 2010 Dec;29(6):797-810. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.07.008. Epub 2010 Aug 3.
This paper empirically evaluates whether government ideology and electoral motives influenced the growth of public health expenditures in 18 OECD countries over the 1971-2004 period. The results suggest that incumbents behaved opportunistically and increased the growth of public health expenditures in election years. Government ideology did not have an influence. These findings indicate (1) the importance of public health in policy debates before elections and (2) the political pressure towards re-organizing public health policy platforms especially in times of demographic change.
本文通过实证分析，考察了 1971 年至 2004 年间 18 个经合组织（OECD）国家政府意识形态和选举动机对公共卫生支出增长的影响。结果表明，在位者采取机会主义行为，在选举年增加了公共卫生支出的增长。政府意识形态没有影响。这些发现表明（1）选举前公共卫生在政策辩论中的重要性，以及（2）在人口结构变化时期，对重新组织公共卫生政策平台的政治压力。
