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Demand-side determinants of access to healthcare service: Empirical evidence from Africa

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  • Josue Mbonigaba
  • Wa Ntita Serge Kabongo

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This study identifies the key determinants of access to healthcare in Africa and estimates the short-run and long-run effects of these determinants. Panel data from 37 African countries, collected from the World Bank Development Indicators and World Health Organisation databases for the period 1995-2012, were analysed using the pooled mean group estimators. Income appeared the […]

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  • Josue Mbonigaba & Wa Ntita Serge Kabongo, 2016. "Demand-side determinants of access to healthcare service: Empirical evidence from Africa," Working Papers 641, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:641
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    Keywords

    Africa; Consumer Behavior; Healthcare; Panel data; Social welfare;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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