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Table 6 Panel Regression results

From: Health expenditure and economic growth - a review of the literature and an analysis between the economic community for central African states (CEMAC) and selected African countries

GDP per capita(dependent Variable)

CEMAC (HE < 15% GGE)

Other african countries (>15% GGE)

Panel OLS

FMOLS

DOLS

Panel OLS

FMOLS

DOLS

Health expenditure per capita

0.304995*** (4.777252)

0.207370* (1.779484)

0.304995*** (3.269052)

0.128414*** (2.797812)

0.156037*** (2.515290)

0.381941*** (17.48346)

Household final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2010 US$)

−0.046588 (−0.516395)

−0.220483 (−0.992283)

−0.046588 (−0.353367)

0.522384*** (7.736917)

0.478174*** (5.119678)

−0.727531*** (−28.95947)

Labour force, total

0.582692*** (2.816049)

0.670658* (1.894656)

0.582692* (1.927009)

0.165731* (1.798202)

0.090819 (0.648487)

1.379817*** (29.15916)

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

−2.196447** (−2.587529)

−1.681589 (−1.084255)

−2.196447 (−1.770634)

0.654035*** (4.384715)

0.933523*** (3.748145)

−0.757376*** (−6.573151)

Trade (% of GDP)

0.476166*** (4.935038)

0.456469*** (3.087371)

0.476166*** (3.377024)

−0.242128*** (−2.867136)

−0.348765*** (2.994127)

−0.632140*** (−30.47444)

Constant

4.279689* (1.927313)

  

−0.842740 (−0.776672)

  

R-squared

0.974961

0.979337

0.974961

0.987795

0.987782

0.999997

Adjusted R-squared

0.972784

0.972372

0.972784

0.986639

0.986561

0.999991

Long-run variance

 

0.076700

0.087998

 

0.012616

6.82E-07

  1. Note: Figures in parentheses are t-stat. of the estimates; and “***”, “**”, and “*” indicates 1, 5, and 10% significant levels, respectively
  2. Source: Computed by author