International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development
This paper examines the link between income per capita, adult life expectancy and mortality rates... more 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.
111 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998.From a policy standpoint, ... more 111 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998.From a policy standpoint, the analysis gives some prescriptions, including the need for macroeconomic stability and development of information systems, as preconditions for interest rate reform policies to work.U of I OnlyRestricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETD
The Mexico City Policy (MCP) prohibits the United States Agency for International Development fro... more The Mexico City Policy (MCP) prohibits the United States Agency for International Development from providing aid to international non-governmental organizations that provide abortion-related services. This paper employs a panel data of 151 developing countries over the period of 1988‒2010, to examine the effect of the MCP on the allocation of family planning aid to developing countries. We find that the MCP has a negative and robust effect on family planning aid. We also find that family planning aid to countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is higher than aid to non-SSA countries, and that high fertility rate countries as well as highly populated countries tend to receive more family planning aid.
International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development
This paper examines the link between income per capita, adult life expectancy and mortality rates... more 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.
111 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998.From a policy standpoint, ... more 111 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998.From a policy standpoint, the analysis gives some prescriptions, including the need for macroeconomic stability and development of information systems, as preconditions for interest rate reform policies to work.U of I OnlyRestricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETD
The Mexico City Policy (MCP) prohibits the United States Agency for International Development fro... more The Mexico City Policy (MCP) prohibits the United States Agency for International Development from providing aid to international non-governmental organizations that provide abortion-related services. This paper employs a panel data of 151 developing countries over the period of 1988‒2010, to examine the effect of the MCP on the allocation of family planning aid to developing countries. We find that the MCP has a negative and robust effect on family planning aid. We also find that family planning aid to countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is higher than aid to non-SSA countries, and that high fertility rate countries as well as highly populated countries tend to receive more family planning aid.
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