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| Bharati Basu and Aranya Biswas |
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| ''Do remittances affect healthcare expenditure?: evidence from Kenya'' |
| ( 2024, Vol. 44 No.3 ) |
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| Using the World Bank's data for migration and remittances in Kenya, this paper examines the impact of remittances on household healthcare expenditures. A Tobit analysis together with an instrumental variable approach reveals a significant positive effect of remittances on healthcare expenditures. The effect is bigger for internal and within-Africa migration compared to out-of-Africa migration. Households with a higher volume of remittances are more sensitive to this positive income effect compared to those with a smaller amount of remittance income. These insights may help Kenya and other lower-middle-income countries in incentivizing remittances and restructuring the healthcare system to achieve their goal of Universal Health Care. |
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| Keywords: Remittances, Health Care Expenditure, Kenya |
JEL: O1 - Economic Development: General
I1 - Health: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Apr 14 2024 | | Manuscript Accepted : Sep 30 2024 |
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