Is Oil Rent a Curse for Health in Africa?

Abstract

Aims/ Objectives: To determine whether oil rent is a curse for the health of populations in Africa.Study Design: Cross-sectional study.Place and Duration of Study: Oil-producing African countries over the period 2000-2015.Methodology: Using the Random effects (RE) and the Two Stages Least Square (2SLS) estimators on a sample of 18 Oil-producing African countries.Results: The results show that oil rent has a negative effect on life expentancy.Conclusion: The fact that oil-producing African countries have a source of revenue that does not depend on taxation, means that the governments of these countries do not make health an important part of public policy.