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Health performance and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: new evidence based on quantile regressions

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  • Simplice Asongu
  • Nicholas M. Odhiambo

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Purpose - The present study investigates the nexus between health performance dynamics and economic growth in 43 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2004–2018. Design/methodology/approach - Four health performance dynamics are used, notably: total life expectancy, male life expectancy, female life expectancy and risk of maternal death. The empirical evidence is based on quantile regressions (QRs) in order to put into perspective the conditional distribution of economic growth. Findings - The following findings are established: (1) total life expectancy and male life expectancy increase economic growth exclusively in the 10th and 90th quantiles of economic growth; (2) female life expectancy boosts economic growth in the 90th quantile of economic growth and (3) the risk of maternal death reduces economic growth in the 75th and 90th quantiles of economic growth. Policy implications are discussed. Originality/value - The study complements the literature on the nexus between health performance and economic growth by assessing the nexuses throughout the conditional distribution of economic growth.

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  • Simplice Asongu & Nicholas M. Odhiambo, 2023. "Health performance and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: new evidence based on quantile regressions," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 50(12), pages 1655-1671, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:ijse-02-2023-0091
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-02-2023-0091
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa

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