Table 6.
MG and PMG results.
| Variable | MG | PMG |
|---|---|---|
| Long-run coefficients | ||
| ICT 1 | −0.0750 ** (0.0358) |
−0.0950 ** (0.0183) |
| FR | 0.2163 ** (0.1044) |
0.3564 *** (0.0760) |
| GDP | −0.4793 (0.3017) |
−0.6936 (0.5696) |
| LE | −0.3287 *** (0.0483) |
−0.3727 *** (0.1294) |
| HIV | 0.4092 ** (0.0542) |
0.5430 *** (0.0891) |
| Short-run coefficients | ||
| ICT | −0.1451 * (0.1102) |
−0.0342 ** (0.0174) |
| FR | 0.1054 (0.0273) |
0.2542 (0.0329) |
| GDP | 0.0389 (0.0133) |
−0.0342 *** (0.0174) |
| LE | −0.0195 * (0.0137) |
−0.0005 ** (0.0485) |
| HIV | 0.1286 ** (0.2492) |
0.1734 ** (0.0936) |
| ECT 2 | −0.4326 ** (0.1834) |
−0.3219 ** (0.0915) |
Note: *** 1% level, ** 5% level, and * 10% level. 1 Fertility rate (FR), economic growth (GDP), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), information communication technology (ICT), life lxpectancy (LE) and maternal mortality (MM). 2 Error correction term.