On the Impact of Income per Capita on Health Outcomes: Is Africa Different?

Elizabeth Asiedu, Neepa Gaekwad, Yi Jin, Malokele Nanivazo, Mwanza Nkusu and Jones Paintsil
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Neepa Gaekwad: Department of Economics, State University of New York at Fredonia
Yi Jin: Research Institute of Economics and Management. Southern University of Finance and Economics, China
Malokele Nanivazo: Phillips College
Mwanza Nkusu: International Monetary Fund
Jones Paintsil: Department of Economics, Howard University

International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development, 2022, vol. 8, issue 5, 44-50

Abstract: This paper examines the link between income per capita, adult life expectancy and mortality rates for children. We estimate a dynamic panel model using data from 128 developing countries and find that all else equal external (i.e., non-country specific) factors have a positive and significant impact on health outcomes, and this effect has increased over time; countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have a higher mortality rate and lower life expectancy than non-SSA countries and the effect of income per capita on health outcomes is different for SSA countries.

Keywords: Child mortality; Income per capita; Life expectancy; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.18775/ijied.1849-7551-7020.2015.85.2004

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