Table 1 Summary of descriptive statistics.
Variable | Mean | Std. dev | J-B test | Mean | Std. dev | J-B test | Mean | Std. dev | J-B test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aggrt. Panel | Northern Africa | Central Africa | ||||||||
HLTH | 3.565 | 0.166 | 24.910*** | 3.642 | 0.161 | 8.400** | 3.419 | 0.087 | 38.590*** | |
FDS | 3.384 | 0.437 | 21.470*** | 3.960 | 0.264 | 7.170** | 3.138 | 0.427 | 18.990*** | |
CLM | 11.373 | 8.283 | 25.750*** | 30.264 | 5.037 | 30.300*** | 6.986 | 0.670 | 21.75*** | |
GDP | 7.252 | 0.872 | 30.340*** | 7.999 | 0.412 | 7.700** | 7.060 | 0.995 | 8.830** | |
GHEXP | 1.691 | 0.137 | 37.110*** | 2.221 | 1.195 | 6.930** | 0.894 | 0.466 | 7.790** | |
Western Africa | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa | ||||||||
HLTH | 3.555 | 0.108 | 26.160*** | 3.675 | 0.195 | 35.980*** | 3.521 | 0.120 | 5.320** | |
FDS | 3.291 | 0.295 | 6.380** | 3.311 | 0.424 | 18.470** | 3.224 | 0.394 | 15.250*** | |
CLM | 8.866 | 0.517 | 27.240*** | 13.638 | 6.513 | 29.040*** | 8.263 | 0.841 | 11.610*** | |
GDP | 6.927 | 0.555 | 19.95*** | 7.462 | 0.942 | 26.200*** | 7.346 | 0.984 | 23.550*** | |
GHEXP | 1.310 | 0.804 | 36.09*** | 2.865 | 0.472 | 33.740*** | 1.625 | 0.951 | 17.830*** | |
