Determinants of efficiency in reducing child mortality in developing countries. The role of inequality and government effectiveness

被引:17
作者
Ortega, Bienvenido [1 ]
Sanjuan, Jesus [1 ]
Casquero, Antonio [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Malaga, Dept Econ Aplicada Estruct Econ, Campus El Ejido, E-29071 Malaga, Spain
关键词
Under-five mortality rate (U5MR); Efficiency; Robust Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); Income inequality; Government effectiveness; Developing countries; PUBLIC-HEALTH; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS; GOVERNANCE; OUTCOMES; CARE; PERFORMANCE; VACCINATION; COVERAGE; MODELS; EQUITY;
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10.1007/s10729-016-9367-1
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
The main aim of this article was to analyze the relationship of income inequality and government effectiveness with differences in efficiency in the use of health inputs to improve the under-five survival rate (U5SR) in developing countries. Robust Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and regression analysis were conducted using data for 47 developing countries for the periods 2000-2004, 2005-2009, and 2010-2012. The estimations show that countries with a more equal income distribution and better government effectiveness (i.e. a more competent bureaucracy and good quality public service delivery) may need fewer health inputs to achieve a specific level of the U5SR than other countries with higher inequality and worse government effectiveness.
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页码:500 / 516
页数:17
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