border to show that increased disposable income significantly reduces temperature-related mortality in treated areas … marginal effect of temperature on mortality and contribute to the debate on the effectiveness of climate-related redistribution …

In this paper we analyze if an `urban mortality penalty' exists for today's developing countries, repeating the history …-Saharan African countries for differences in child and adult mortality between rural and urban areas. Our findings indicate that child … mortality is higher in rural areas for almost all countries. On average child mortality rates are 13.6 percent in rural areas …