The Effects of GDP Per Capita on Infant Mortality Rates

Authors

Alex Schwartz, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow
J.R. Franco, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow
Jake Campbell, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow

Classification

Empirical Undergraduate

Abstract

We investigate the influence that the Growth Domestic Product (GDP) has upon the infant mortality rate. Our study comes from research from "World Development Indicators" from the Databank. The results from our regression explain 87.17% of total variation of infant mortality from the variables used. Our findings showed that GDP is negatively correlated with infant mortality. The findings are consistent with previous studies on the determinants of infant mortality rates.

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Sam Schreyer

Department/Program

Economics, Finance, & Accounting

Submission Type

in-person poster

DOI

10.58809/AUOW3636

Date

4-17-2023

Rights

Copyright the Author(s)

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Recommended Citation

Schwartz, Alex; Franco, J.R.; and Campbell, Jake (2023) "The Effects of GDP Per Capita on Infant Mortality Rates," SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2023, Article 8.
DOI: 10.58809/AUOW3636
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2023/iss2023/8