Institutional Quality and Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Idrissa Ouedraogo (), Issa Dianda and Iyewumi Titilope Adeyele

Research in Applied Economics, 2020, vol. 12, issue 4, 22-45

Abstract: The objective of this research is to identify the institutional dimensions that are the most relevant to the improvement of health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. To this end, institutional quality measures are integrated into a health production model. This model is estimated by the Two-stage least squares method on a panel of 45 countries observed over the period 1996-2018. The data used are from the World Bank. The results show that the most relevant institutional dimensions that improve health outcomes in the region are by order: rule of law, control of corruption, government effectiveness, voice and accountability and political stability and absence of violence. For these reasons, African decision-makers who often have limited resources can focus on a few key components of these institutional qualities or their combinations to improve health outcomes in their countries.

Keywords: Health outcomes; Institutional quality; Sub-Saharan Africa; Two-Stage Least Squares (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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