The relation between hygiene and labor productivity Developing Countries

Subject Areas : Business Management

Alireza jor jor zadeh ¹ , Shaghayegh Khari Azad ² , Mehdi Basirat ³

1 - استادیار، گروه اقتصاد، واحد اهواز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، اهواز، ایران
2 - کارشناس ارشد، گروه اقتصاد،واحد اهواز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، اهواز، ایران
3 - استادیار، گروه اقتصاد، واحد اهواز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، اهواز، ایران

Received: 2015-07-29 Accepted : 2016-05-16 Published : 2016-08-22

Keywords: Human Capital, Panel Data, Health, Labor Productivity,

Abstract :

Investment in human resources and improving its quality play eassential role in increasing productivity and accelerating economic growth. In this regard, one of the ways of increasing human capital is promoting the level of hygiene and health of the work-force. The effect of this study, the impact of adult male mortality rate and health expenditures are considered and examined as health indicators that affect the labor productivity. The findings of the research using panel data for 17 developing countries during the period between 1992 and 2012 show that the mortality rate of adult men has negative impact on health expenditure and a positive impact on labor productivity.

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