Relationship between Insurance and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan African: A Panel Data Analysis

  • Akinlo T
  • Apanisile O
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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between insurance and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa over the period 1986-2011. Pooled OLS, Fixed Effect Model and Generalized Method of Moment Panel Model were employed in the estimation. The estimations of the dynamic panel-data results show that insurance has positive and significance impact on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. This shows that premium contributes to economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa which means that a well-developed insurance sector is necessary for the economic development, as it provides long-term investments for economic growth and simultaneously strengthening risk-taking abilities. The results also show that human capita has positive significant impact on economic growth. Openness and interest rate have negative and statistical significant on economic growth.

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Akinlo, T., & Apanisile, O. T. (2014). Relationship between Insurance and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan African: A Panel Data Analysis. Modern Economy, 05(02), 120–127. https://doi.org/10.4236/me.2014.52014

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