Bridging technology and health: A panel analysis of internet use, mobile subscriptions, and health spending in G7
Technology's impact on public health demands scrutiny, as health disparities persist even in G7 countries. The purpose of this study is to examine how Internet use, mobile subscriptions, GDP per capita, and health expenditure affect life expectancy, as well as to investigate correlations betwee...
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| description | Technology's impact on public health demands scrutiny, as health disparities persist even in G7 countries. The purpose of this study is to examine how Internet use, mobile subscriptions, GDP per capita, and health expenditure affect life expectancy, as well as to investigate correlations between these technical and socioeconomic variables and health outcomes. Panel data from 1997 to 2021 were used, and long-term correlations were examined using the fixed effect and PMG-ARDL methods. The findings demonstrated that Internet use and mobile subscriptions have a favorable impact on life expectancy by improving the exchange and delivery of healthcare information. Also, since income increases access to and investment in healthcare, higher GDP per capita is associated with longer life expectancy. Meanwhile, health expenditures had mixed impacts, with a negative and significant coefficient in the PMG-ARDL regression results. The negative correlation between health expenditures and life expectancy suggests healthcare system reform to ensure that spending improves healthcare outcomes. The findings also suggest that public health should be considered in the efforts to boost GDP growth. Investment in Internet infrastructure and mobile networks is also necessary to improve healthcare access in G7 nations. Management of health budgets should include an output-oriented assessment of spending, and policymaking should support economic growth in a way that promotes public health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-882bb5a298614aa0a94c6dbea76d19d42025-08-20T03:33:35ZengElsevierSocial Sciences and Humanities Open2590-29112025-01-011210181310.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101813Bridging technology and health: A panel analysis of internet use, mobile subscriptions, and health spending in G7Funda Kaya0Mamunur Rashid1Miguel Angel Esquivias2Salma Akter3Sumit Chandra Podder4Health Science Institute, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Kotekli, Mugla, 48000, TurkiyeDepartment of Information Technology, School of Business & Technology, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS, 66801, USAFaculty of Economics and Business, Airlangga University, Surabaya, 60286, Indonesia; Corresponding author.Department of Economics, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, BangladeshDepartment of Banking and Insurance, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1205, BangladeshTechnology's impact on public health demands scrutiny, as health disparities persist even in G7 countries. The purpose of this study is to examine how Internet use, mobile subscriptions, GDP per capita, and health expenditure affect life expectancy, as well as to investigate correlations between these technical and socioeconomic variables and health outcomes. Panel data from 1997 to 2021 were used, and long-term correlations were examined using the fixed effect and PMG-ARDL methods. The findings demonstrated that Internet use and mobile subscriptions have a favorable impact on life expectancy by improving the exchange and delivery of healthcare information. Also, since income increases access to and investment in healthcare, higher GDP per capita is associated with longer life expectancy. Meanwhile, health expenditures had mixed impacts, with a negative and significant coefficient in the PMG-ARDL regression results. The negative correlation between health expenditures and life expectancy suggests healthcare system reform to ensure that spending improves healthcare outcomes. The findings also suggest that public health should be considered in the efforts to boost GDP growth. Investment in Internet infrastructure and mobile networks is also necessary to improve healthcare access in G7 nations. Management of health budgets should include an output-oriented assessment of spending, and policymaking should support economic growth in a way that promotes public health.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125005418Health expenditureInternet useLife expectancyMobile cellular subscriptionsPMG-ARDLG7 countries |
| spellingShingle | Funda Kaya Mamunur Rashid Miguel Angel Esquivias Salma Akter Sumit Chandra Podder Bridging technology and health: A panel analysis of internet use, mobile subscriptions, and health spending in G7 Social Sciences and Humanities Open Health expenditure Internet use Life expectancy Mobile cellular subscriptions PMG-ARDL G7 countries |
| title | Bridging technology and health: A panel analysis of internet use, mobile subscriptions, and health spending in G7 |
| title_full | Bridging technology and health: A panel analysis of internet use, mobile subscriptions, and health spending in G7 |
| title_fullStr | Bridging technology and health: A panel analysis of internet use, mobile subscriptions, and health spending in G7 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bridging technology and health: A panel analysis of internet use, mobile subscriptions, and health spending in G7 |
| title_short | Bridging technology and health: A panel analysis of internet use, mobile subscriptions, and health spending in G7 |
| title_sort | bridging technology and health a panel analysis of internet use mobile subscriptions and health spending in g7 |
| topic | Health expenditure Internet use Life expectancy Mobile cellular subscriptions PMG-ARDL G7 countries |
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