撒哈拉以南非洲国家的汇款和健康成果:了解金融发展和机构质量的作用

Q3 Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Economic Annals Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.2298/eka2129119b

Uweis Bare Abdulahi, Yasmin Bani, Normaz Wana, Anitha Rosland

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摘要

撒哈拉以南非洲(SSA)是接收汇款最多的地区之一;然而，这与该地区不一致吗?美国的增长和其薄弱的医疗体系的状况。因此，本文分析了1996年至2016年期间39个选定的SSA国家的汇款对健康结果的影响。报告审议了汇款影响健康成果的渠道，包括金融发展和机构质量。通过动态面板估计，我们发现汇款维持了健康成果，而金融发展和机构质量在这方面补充了汇款。因此，SSA国家应继续改善其金融部门，并将机构质量发展到适当水平。实现健全的金融体系和机构将允许并吸引大量汇款，有利于人力资本和健康成果，并减轻贫困。

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Remittances and health outcomes in Sub-Saharan African countries: Understanding the role of financial development and institutional quality

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is one of the highest recipients of remittances; however, this is inconsistent with the region?s growth and the state of its weak healthcare systems. This paper therefore analyses the effect of remittances on health outcomes for 39 selected SSA countries over the period 1996 to 2016. It considers the channels through which remittances affect health outcomes, including financial development and institutional quality. Using dynamic panel estimation, we find that remittances sustain health outcomes, while both financial development and institutional quality complement remittances in this respect. SSA countries should therefore continue to improve their financial sectors and develop the quality of institutions to an adequate level. Achieving sound financial systems and institutions would both allow and attract a substantial amount of remittances, benefitting human capital and health outcomes and alleviating poverty.

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Economic Annals Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)

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0.90

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18 weeks

期刊介绍： Economic Annals is an academic journal that has been published on a quarterly basis since 1955, initially under its Serbian name of Ekonomski anali (EconLit). Since 2006 it has been published exclusively in English. It is published by the Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, Serbia. The journal publishes research in all areas of economics. The Editorial Board welcomes contributions that explore economic issues in a comparative perspective with a focus on transition and emerging economies in Europe and around the world. The journal encourages the submission of original unpublished works, not under consideration by other journals or publications. All submitted papers undergo a double blind refereeing process. Authors are expected to follow standard publication procedures [Instructions to Authors], to recognise the values of the international academic community and to respect the journal’s Policy.