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and their children's health and developmental outcomes. Our estimation sample is large,virtually free of attrition, and … assigned. In adults, we find no evidence that wealth impacts mortality or health care utilization, with the possible exception … mortality one sixth as large the cross-sectional gradient. In our intergenerational analyses, we find that wealth increases …
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and post-neonatal mortality, a reduction in fertility and, possibly on account of selection, no change in the quality of …
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bereavement on mortality and on certain aspects of health. Individuals lose on average 12% of residual life expectancy after …We specify a model for the lifetimes of spouses and the dynamic evolution of health, allowing spousal death to have … causal effects on the health and mortality of the survivor. We estimate the model using a longitudinal survey that traces …
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bereavement on mortality and on certain aspects of health. Individuals lose on average 12% of residual life expectancy after …We specify a model for the lifetimes of spouses and the dynamic evolution of health, allowing spousal death to have … causal effects on the health and mortality of the survivor. We estimate the model using a longitudinal survey that traces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011350367
municipalities. We are unable to detect program impacts on mortality for children ages 1-4, adults or elderly. The decline in infant … municipalities between 2002 and 2010. Our intent-to-treat estimates show that SP reduced infant mortality by 10% in poor … mortality is driven by reductions in deaths due to perinatal conditions, congenital malformations, diarrhea and respiratory …
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measured by age-specific birth and mortality rates, focusing on a nationwide socialized medicine program implemented in Turkey … and over time. Our estimates indicate that the FMP caused large declines in mortality rates across all age groups with … teenagers. Furthermore, the results are suggestive that the program has also contributed towards equalization in the mortality …
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health services without co-pays. Our intent-to-treat estimates show that SP reduced child mortality by 7% in poor … municipalities, saving 861 children/year. The decline is driven mainly by deaths due to preventable causes, such as diarrhea and … respiratory infections. We also document an increase in hospital care for children with the same conditions. Our findings have …
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children using data from the National Family Health Survey-3. The effects of healthcare services utilization, food consumption … and nutritional status were significant predictors. Second, models for children’s heights and weight showed beneficial … weight as the Body Mass Index were tackled. Third, models for children’s hemoglobin concentration indicated beneficial …
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statistically significantly associated with a net beneficial change in under-five mortality, but not with infant mortality, total …. Unemployment and the pupileteacher ratio were statistically significantly associated with infant mortality and percentage … associated with under-five mortality. Clinically relevant changes (52-68% increase in the percentage of deliveries overseen by …
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