The Effect of Population Health on Foreign Direct Investment
We conduct a panel data analysis of 74 countries over 1980 2000 to investigate whether population health affects foreign direct investment inflows. Our main finding is that health has a positive and significant effect on such inflows for low- and middle-income countries. This finding is consistent with the view that health is an integral component of human capital in developing countries.
Non-Technical Summaries
- Among a restricted sample of low- and middle-income countries, a one-year higher life expectancy results in a 9 percent increase in gross...
Published Versions
Alsan, Marcela, David E. Bloom and David Canning. "The Effect of Population Health on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Low- and Middle-Income Countries." World Development 34, 4 (April 2006): 613-630.
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