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Compensating The Poor Out Of Traditional Healing In Cameroon: A Nested Logit Analysis

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KAMGNIA, Dia B. ()
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The current paper sought to (i) identify the determinants of the choice of health care providers in Cameroon, and (ii) determine the compensation to the poor to get them away from traditional/self healing. The core is a nested Logit model, accounting for the poor’s decision in terms of a Spline function of consumption. Overall, the majority of the determinants had the expected sign with a significant effect. The compensation to the poor is at least 46.20% of the lower poverty line, while the intermediate group receives a compensation of at least 14.47% of the upper poverty line.

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Article provided by Euro-American Association of Economic Development in its journal Applied Econometrics and International Development.

Volume (Year): 7 (2007)
Issue (Month): 2 ()
Pages: 163-170
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Keywords: Health care providers; indirect demand; compensation; poverty; Spline function; nested Logit model;

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I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare and Poverty
C4 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics

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