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| Other authors / contributors: | Ichida, Toshihiro.
International Monetary Fund. African Department.
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| ISBN: | 1451899033
9781451899030
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-32).
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| Summary: | This study confirms a strong and robust relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. Employing a panel of 46 countries covering the period 1972-97, the analysis finds that a 10 percent increase in per capita GDP leads to a 1 percent increase in life expectancy, a 3-4 percent decline in infant mortality rates, and a 3 1/2-4 percent increase in the rate of gross primary school enrollment. The results are robust for high- and low-income, as well as fast- and slow-growth, countries. The study also finds that quality of growth, civil conflict, HIV/AIDs, civil and institutional freedom, and island economies are important control variables that help explain the variability of poverty across Africa. A country's latitude is not found to be a significant factor explaining life expectancy or infant mortality rates, though it is a significant factor explaining gross primary school enrollments.
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| Other form: | Print version: Moser, Gary G. (Gary Gene), 1958- Economic growth and poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa. [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, African Dept., ©2001
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| Standard no.: | 10.5089/9781451899030.001
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