Testing the long run relation between health investments and economic growth in India
Rohin Gaddamg.rohin.roy@hotmail.comsiriman222@gmail.comSchool of Liberal Arts & HumanitiesWoxsen UniversitySangareddy, Telangana, 502345, India0000-0002-5606-0243View full profile → , *Mohd Shahid AliCorresponding authormohd.shahid@iilm.eduSchool of ManagementIILM UniversityGurugram, Haryana, 122011, India0009-0004-9749-8366View full profile → , Naveen Sirimansiriman222@gmail.comSchool of Liberal Arts & HumanitiesWoxsen UniversitySangareddy, Telangana, 502345, India0000-0002-6604-5629View full profile → , K. Ramachandra Raokrcrao@uohyd.ac.inSchool of EconomicsUniversity of HyderabadHyderabad, Telangana, 500046, IndiaView full profile → , Mohsina HayatMohsina.hayat@jainuniversity.ac.inSchool of CommerceJain (Deemed to be) UniversityBangalore, Karnataka, India0000-0003-1274-8713View full profile →
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- Received:
- 12 Feb 2025
- Published Online:
- 29 Nov 2025
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2077
- Pages:
- 2533–2543
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