TRANSITION AND MORTALITY IMPACT IN POST-COMMUNIST ROMANIA

The impact of economic conditions on mortality in a large transition economy is analysed using county level data (NUTS III) from post-communist Romania 1997-2014 and a fixedeffects model. Overall mortality, circulatory diseases mortality, neoplasms mortality and external cause mortality move counter...

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Published in:TRANSFORMATIONS IN BUSINESS & ECONOMICS 2018-01, Vol.17 (1), p.21
Main Authors: Horodnic, Adrian V, Brock, Gregory, Incaltarau, Cristian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communism
Digestive diseases
Economic conditions
Economic growth
Employment
Health care
Mortality
Mortality rates
Public health
Rural communities
Transition economies
Tumors
Unemployment
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Summary:The impact of economic conditions on mortality in a large transition economy is analysed using county level data (NUTS III) from post-communist Romania 1997-2014 and a fixedeffects model. Overall mortality, circulatory diseases mortality, neoplasms mortality and external cause mortality move countercyclically relative to economic growth. The long and severe transition impoverished a large share of the population and worsened public health. In the future, health will be even more sensitive to changes in economic conditions. Unemployment has little impact on mortality except for digestive diseases mortality. Health care availability, gender, education level, rural concentration and sector of employment significantly impact mortality rates. Policy measures should focus on the countercyclical nature of mortality and specific population subgroups in Romania.
ISSN:1648-4460
2538-872X