Impact of Health and Education on Income Inequality: Evidence from Selected Developing Countries

Impact of Health and Education on Income Inequality: Evidence from Selected Developing Countries

This paper analyzes the impact of health and education on income inequality in selected developing countries. This study uses panel data for 31 developing countries from 1996 to 2015. We estimated the coefficients by employing the System Generalized Method of Moments (System-GMM) technique due to en...

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Veröffentlicht in:Business & economic review (Online) 2018-12, Vol.10 (4), p.1
Hauptverfasser: Sabir, Samina, Aziz, Nighat
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Anthropologists
Developing countries
Economic development
Economists
Education
Equality
Income distribution
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Zusammenfassung:This paper analyzes the impact of health and education on income inequality in selected developing countries. This study uses panel data for 31 developing countries from 1996 to 2015. We estimated the coefficients by employing the System Generalized Method of Moments (System-GMM) technique due to endogeneity problem. We conclude that education and health significantly contribute to decrease income inequality.
ISSN:2074-1693
DOI:10.22547/BER/10.4.1