Effects of economic growth, foreign direct investment and internet use on child health outcomes: empirical evidence from South Africa

Salahuddin, M; Vink, N; Ralph, N; Gow, J

Effects of economic growth, foreign direct investment and internet use on child health outcomes: empirical evidence from South Africa

Salahuddin, M Vink, N Ralph, N

Gow, J

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Publisher:: Informa UK Limited
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Citation:: Development Studies Research, 2020, 7, (1), pp. 1-17
Issue Date:: 2020-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Salahuddin, M
dc.contributor.author	Vink, N
dc.contributor.author	Ralph, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7404-9996
dc.contributor.author	Gow, J
dc.date.accessioned	2021-05-22T22:50:26Z
dc.date.available	2021-05-22T22:50:26Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Development Studies Research, 2020, 7, (1), pp. 1-17
dc.identifier.issn	2166-5095
dc.identifier.issn	2166-5095
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/149073
dc.description.abstract	This study examines the effects of economic growth and foreign direct investment (FDI) on child health outcomes measured by Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Child Mortality Rate Under 5 (CMRU5) with several control variables such as corruption, inequality and HIV among others. It analyzes South Africa's annual time series data for the period 1985–2016. As variables were found with mixed order of integration, Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model is applied to determine cointegration and estimate short-run and long-run coefficients. Results indicate that economic growth and FDI have negative significant effects on both indicators of child health outcomes in both the short run and the long run. This implies that both economic growth and FDI contribute towards reducing IMR and CMRU5 in South Africa and thus help improve child health outcomes. Toda and Yamamoto (TY) causality test confirms causal association between these variables. Policy implications are discussed.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Informa UK Limited
dc.relation.ispartof	Development Studies Research
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/21665095.2020.1717362
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1205 Urban and Regional Planning, 1601 Anthropology, 1605 Policy and Administration
dc.title	Effects of economic growth, foreign direct investment and internet use on child health outcomes: empirical evidence from South Africa
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	7
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utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning
utslib.for	1601 Anthropology
utslib.for	1605 Policy and Administration
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2021-05-22T22:50:24Z
pubs.issue	1
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utslib.citation.issue	1

Abstract:

This study examines the effects of economic growth and foreign direct investment (FDI) on child health outcomes measured by Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Child Mortality Rate Under 5 (CMRU5) with several control variables such as corruption, inequality and HIV among others. It analyzes South Africa's annual time series data for the period 1985–2016. As variables were found with mixed order of integration, Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model is applied to determine cointegration and estimate short-run and long-run coefficients. Results indicate that economic growth and FDI have negative significant effects on both indicators of child health outcomes in both the short run and the long run. This implies that both economic growth and FDI contribute towards reducing IMR and CMRU5 in South Africa and thus help improve child health outcomes. Toda and Yamamoto (TY) causality test confirms causal association between these variables. Policy implications are discussed.

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