An empirical analysis of the effects of schistosomiasis and lymphatic filariasis on macroeconomic output in Ghana

Immurana, Mustapha; Kisseih, Kwame Godsway; Abdullahi, Ibrahim; Azuug, Muniru; Manyeh, Alfred Kwesi; Mohammed, Ayisha; Boachie, Micheal Kofi; Kizhakkekara, Toby Joseph Mathew

doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101606

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101606

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An empirical analysis of the effects of schistosomiasis and lymphatic filariasis on macroeconomic output in Ghana

Mustapha Immurana,

Kwame Godsway Kisseih,

Ibrahim Abdullahi

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Road injuries, labor productivity, and economic growth in Africa: A panel study

Immurana,

Azuug,

Abdullahi

et al. 2024

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Background and AimsGlobally, millions of people suffer from road injuries, with Africa having the highest burden of road injury deaths. This public health problem has the potential to reduce labor productivity and hence hamper economic growth, especially on the African continent. This study, to the best of the authors' knowledge, therefore seeks to provide the first empirical evidence of the interaction or combined effect of road injuries and labor productivity on economic growth in African countries.MethodsThe study uses annual data on 45 African countries over the period, 2002 to 2019. The dynamic panel system generalized method of moments regression is used as the estimation technique.ResultsThe findings show that the interaction of road injuries with labor productivity has a negative significant effect on economic growth in both the short‐run (coefficient: −1.96, p < 0.01) and long‐run (coefficient: −1.93, p < 0.01) periods.ConclusionThere is a need to increase investment in road safety to reduce the prevalence of road injuries on the African continent.

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Road injuries, labor productivity, and economic growth in Africa: A panel study

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Azuug,

Abdullahi

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Mental health disorders, labour productivity and economic growth in Africa

Immurana,

Abdullahi,

Kisseih

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An empirical analysis of the effects of schistosomiasis and lymphatic filariasis on macroeconomic output in Ghana

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Road injuries, labor productivity, and economic growth in Africa: A panel study

Road injuries, labor productivity, and economic growth in Africa: A panel study

Mental health disorders, labour productivity and economic growth in Africa

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