Follow the leader: community-based health insurance in West Africa

Rute M. Caeiro, Alexander Coutts, Teresa Molina-Millan and Pedro Vicente

NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA

Abstract: In this study, we analyze the role of social networks in health insurance adoption in rural Guinea-Bissau. Using detailed social network data, and exploiting the mobilization of local female leaders to promote the insurance scheme, we find that, following the promoters intervention, households probability of take-up increased by 22 percentage points. Looking at effects along social networks, we find that households well connected to insurance promoters are more likely to adopt if promoters adopt as well. Lastly, our results show that distribution of insurance promotional material by the promoters has a positive effect in households adoption and payment of health insurance.

Keywords: Health insurance; Social networks; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D83 I13 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2022
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-afr, nep-hea, nep-net and nep-soc
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