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

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Immurana, Mustapha, Azuug, Muniru, Abdullahi, Ibrahim, Kisseih, Kwame Godsway, Mohammed, Ayisha, Boachie, Micheal Kofi, and Kizhakkekara, Toby Joseph Mathew

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LABOR productivity, PANEL analysis, TRAFFIC fatalities, ECONOMIC expansion, MOMENTS method (Statistics)
Abstract

Background and Aims: Globally, 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. Methods: The 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. Results: The 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. Conclusion: There is a need to increase investment in road safety to reduce the prevalence of road injuries on the African continent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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11. Mental health disorders, labour productivity and economic growth in Africa

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Immurana, Mustapha, Abdullahi, Ibrahim, Kisseih, Kwame Godsway, Azuug, Muniru, Mohammed, Ayisha, Kofi Boachie, Micheal, Kizhakkekara, Toby Joseph Mathew, Doegah, Phidelia Theresa, and Dalaba, Maxwell Ayindenaba

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Mental health disorders are major public health problems confronting millions of people globally as well as in Africa. While these disorders can negatively affect the economic productivity of affected persons which can reduce economic growth, to the best of our knowledge, empirical evidence in this regard is sparse, with none emanating from the African continent. This study therefore examines the individual and combined (interaction) effects of mental health disorders and labour productivity on economic growth in Africa.

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2024
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