An analysis of master's theses in the field of health economics

A healthy life is the most fundamental right of every individual. Health, which is of great importance for individuals and societies, is also of great importance for states. Because health is an important element of human capital. In addition to the individual benefits of health expenditures, social benefits are also undeniable. For this reason, the share of health expenditures in GNP is increasing every year. In order to analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of these increasing expenditures, neither health science nor economics science alone is sufficient, there is a need for joint work of health and economics science. For this reason, as a result of increasing health expenditures, health economics as a sub-branch of economics, which deals with the application of economic theories to health, has gained importance. The improvement in human capital as a result of the positive effects of health expenditures on health is also effective on economic growth. In this study, the theses obtained by searching the title of "health economics" in the thesis database of YÖK were analyzed and it was concluded that the relationship between health expenditures and economic growth is positive.