Is health care a necessary or luxury product for Asian countries? An answer using panel approach

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Table 1 Test Results for Cross Sectional Dependence of the Variables

Variables and Test Names		Breusch - Pagan LM	Pesaran - Scaled LM	Bias Corrected Scaled LM	Pesarn CD
H ₀ : No Cross - Section Dependence
GDP (Current US $)	Statistic	10994.69^a	291.99^a	290.99^a	104.58^a
GDP (Current US $)	Prob.	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Health Care Expenditure (Current US $)	Statistic	10541.35^a	279.22^a	278.22^a	102.40^a
Health Care Expenditure (Current US $)	Prob.	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Infant Mortality	Statistic	10563.79^a	279.85^a	278.85^a	100.50^a
Infant Mortality	Prob.	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Life Expectancy	Statistic	11418.19^a	303.92^a	302.92^a	106.79^a
Life Expectancy	Prob.	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

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