Economic crises, health and education in Jamaica

Authors

  • Namsuk Kim United Nations Development Programme
  • Marta Serra García Tilburg University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v25i1.116

Keywords:

Jamaica, economic crisis, human development, education, health

Abstract

We study the impact of growth fluctuation education and health indicators in Jamaica. Using household surveys between 1989 and 2007, we study the impact by using pseudo-panel regressions at the parish level, instrumenting growth fluctuations with variations in major Jamaican export commodities, to account for the endogeneity of growth in its relationship with education and health indicators. The main finding of the instrumental variable regression is that GDP fluctuation has mixed impacts on education and health.

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Published

2010-01-01

How to Cite

Kim, N., & Serra García, M. (2010). Economic crises, health and education in Jamaica. Estudios Económicos De El Colegio De México, 25(1), 105–134. https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v25i1.116

Issue

49-vol. 25, no. 1, january-june, 2010

Section

Articles