Relationship of health human capital with personal income and economic development / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

The paper presents a summary of theories on the impact of health on economy and makes an empirical analysis of the impact from three aspects,viz.health and economic development,health and personal income,and health and economic growth.In light of economic development in the past and studies in recent years of the relationship between health human capital,personal income and economic development in micro and macro economics,the paper argues that health human capital has contributed to the rise of personal income by improving individual labor market performance and has directly promoted economic growth by constituting a form of investment.