02015cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001647 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451853605 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Moser, Gary. Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa / Gary Moser, Toshihiro Ichida. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (32 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This study confirms a strong and robust relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. Employing a panel of 46 countries covering the period 1972-97, the analysis finds that a 10 percent increase in per capita GDP leads to a 1 percent increase in life expectancy, a 3-4 percent decline in infant mortality rates, and a 3 1\2 -4 percent increase in the rate of gross primary school enrollment. The results are robust for high- and low-income, as well as fast- and slow-growth, countries. The study also finds that quality of growth, civil conflict, HIV/AIDs, civil and institutional freedom, and island economies are important control variables that help explain the variability of poverty across Africa. A country's latitude is not found to be a significant factor explaining life expectancy or infant mortality rates, though it is a significant factor explaining gross primary school enrollments. Mode of access: Internet Ichida, Toshihiro. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/112 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/112/001.2001.issue-112-en.xml IMF e-Library