The impact of debt relief on under five mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15540916 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Bosco Oryema (0000-0002-7218-4342, University of South Florida, corresponding author), Kwabena Gyimah‐Brempong (University of South Florida), Gabriel Picone (0000-0002-4926-2445, University of South Florida) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 795-807 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-1692 • E-ISSN: 1744-1706 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17441692.2017.1287211 |
| PMID | 28278752 |
| OpenAlex | W2586628646 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
This paper examines the impact of the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative on under five mortality rate (U5MR) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The HIPC Initiative involves debt forgiveness and the redirection of funds that were meant to service external debt towards the provision of social services and poverty reduction in eligible countries. The Initiative is akin to a natural experiment since some countries benefited while some did not, and the timing of debt forgiveness varied across countries. We exploit these variations to identify the impact of HIPC Initiative on child mortality using a dynamic panel data estimator. We find that participation in HIPC Initiative is associated with statistically significant decreases in U5MR. On the other hand, the impact of actual debt cancelled is statistically insignificant
Child mortality · Debt · Debt service coverage ratio · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · External debt · Forgiveness · Panel data · Political science · Poverty · Socioeconomics · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |