Title:
Do Official Development Assistance Affect Formation of Human Capital? Evidence from Cemac Countries

Authors:
Nadine Ekamena Ntsama, Adèle Micheline NGO BILONG, Samaki Béatrice FANTA, Cameroon

Abstract:

Education and health are two important aspects of a human being's life which form his human capital. The objective of our work is to assess the effect of Official Development Assistance (ODA) on the formation of Human Capital in the CEMAC zone. To achieve this, we use an econometric model on panel data collected between 1994 and 2017. The estimate by the Generalized Moments Method shows that the ODA granted in the CEMAC zone significantly increases the literacy rate in the region area; likewise, an increase in ODA results in a small decrease in the death rate. The low impact of the aid felt in the formation of human capital therefore calls on the recipient countries to be more serious in monitoring the aid received and in directing this aid in promising areas.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.51505/IJEBMR.2022.6104