Search Results - subject_exact:"Child mortality"

Health reforms, facility-based delivery, and newborn's health : evidence from Rwanda

Park, Jiwon - 2026

Since 2006, Rwanda has experienced a substantial rise in the facility-based delivery (FBD) rate, attributed to various health initiatives. This paper investigates the impact of multiple health reforms on maternal service utilization and neonatal mortality rates. Employing a...

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The effect of abortion policies on fertility and human capital in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dimico, Arcangelo - 2025

I evaluate the impact of abortion policies in sub-Saharan Africa to understand the potential consequences of a reduced international support for women's rights following the overturn of Roe v. Wade. I find that decriminalizing abortion reduces fertility through two complementary channels. For...

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The Effect of Abortion Policies on Fertility and Human Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dimico, Arcangelo - 2025

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The Effect of Abortion Policies on Fertility and Human Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dimico, Arcangelo - 2025

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The Effect of Abortion Policies on Fertility and Human Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dimico, Arcangelo - 2024

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The effect of abortion policies on fertility and human capital in sub-Saharan Africa

Dimico, Arcangelo - 2024

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Effects of carbon dioxide emissions on child mortality in Nepal

Khatri, Bishnu Bahadur; Poudel, Omkar; Timsina, Tirtha Raj - 2025

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Which freedoms benefit the poor? : a two-horse race between economic and political freedoms on health-adjusted life expectancy and child mortality, 1990-2020

Helmersen, Ingrid Holthe; De Soysa, Indra - 2024

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Multiple births mortality by maternal age at birth : a within-family analysis of demographic and health survey data on 42 low-income countries

Lee, D. Susie; Barclay, Kireon J.; Magnus, Maria; … - 2024

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Terrorism and child mortality

Meierrieks, Daniel; Schaub, Max - 2024

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Ethnic inequality and public health

Ponnusamy, Sundar; Hakeem, Mohammad Abbas - 2024

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The intergenerational health effects of child marriage bans

Le Duc Dung; Molina, Teresa; Ibuka, Yōko; Gotō, Rei - 2025

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The intergenerational health effects of child marriage bans

Le Duc Dung; Molina, Teresa; Ibuka, Yōko; Gotō, Rei - 2024

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The impact of women's empowerment on infant and young child feeding practices : key dimensions and mediating channel in Nepal

Khan, Sana; Ferrone, Lucia - 2026

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Tracing the genetic footprints of the UK National Health Service

Martín Bassols, Nicolau; Biroli, Pietro; De Cao, Elisabetta - 2026

The establishment of the UK National Health Service (NHS) in July 1948 was one of the most consequential health policy interventions of the twentieth century, providing universal and free access to medical care and substantially expanding maternal and infant health services. In this paper, we...

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Tracing the genetic footprints of the UK National Health Service

Martín Bassols, Nicolau; Biroli, Pietro; De Cao, Elisabetta - 2026

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Tracing the genetic footprints of the UK National Health Service

Martín Bassols, Nicolau; Biroli, Pietro; De Cao, Elisabetta - 2026

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Clean rides, healthy lives: the impact of electric vehicle adoption on air quality and infant health

Baran, Cavit; Currie, Janet M.; Dursun, Bahadir; Tekin, … - 2026

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Birth order and infant health : evidence from maternal immunisation in New Zealand

Schober, Thomas - 2026

Immunisation during pregnancy is a vital strategy to protect infants from infectious diseases in their first months of life. Drawing on administrative data from New Zealand, I analyse the relationship between birth order, maternal vaccination against pertussis and influenza, and subsequent...

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Selective sanitation and racial health inequality

Fourie, Johan; Lemon, Kelsey; Pretorius, Jan-Hendrik - 2026

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Causal effects of breastfeeding promotion on child health : understanding the role of nutrition

Brenøe, Anne Ardila; Stearns, Jenna; Martin, Richard M. - 2026

Using data from the only large-scale randomized controlled trial promoting prolonged exclusive breastfeeding, we study how the intervention affected child health and why. The intervention increased weight-for-age in infancy, with effects persisting through adolescence. We show that treated...

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Causal effects of breastfeeding promotion on child health : understanding the role of nutrition

Brenøe, Anne Ardila; Stearns, Jenna; Martin, Richard M. - 2026

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Growing up in a warming world : temperature and child health in India

Kannankeril Joseph, Vinod Joseph - 2026

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Cotton boom, childhood burden : the consequences of genetically modified cotton adoption for child health in North India

Argyros, Dimitrios - 2026

Over the past two decades, genetically modified (GM) crops have transformed global agriculture, yet their broader health consequences remain contested. This paper examines the medium- and long-term impact of Bt cotton adoption, a pest-resistant variety introduced in India in 2002, on infant...

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Socioeconomic inequalities in birth weight : novel distributional evidence from linked population data

Ha Trong Nguyen - 2026

This study is the first to use population-wide birth registration data spanning 18 years, linked to Census records, to examine the relationship between a comprehensive set of socioeconomic factors and the birth weight of more than 1.2 million children in Australia, both at the mean and across...

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Reexamining the effect of clean water : a replication study of Anderson, Charles, and Rees (AEJ: Applied Economics, 2022)

Kozlov, Ivan; Jones, Carson - 2026

We replicate and extend Anderson et al. (2022), who reassessed the effects of early 20th-century public health interventions on urban mortality found by Cutler and Miller (2005). Their study, using two-way fixed effects, found significant reductions in infant and typhoid mortality. We replicate...

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The health burden of e-waste : the impact of e-waste dumping sites on child mortality

Lovo, Stefania; Rawlings, Samantha - 2026

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The health burden of e-waste : the impact of e-waste dumping sites on child mortality

Lovo, Stefania; Rawlings, Samantha B. - 2022

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The Health Burden of E-Waste : The Impact of E-Waste Dumping Sites on Child Mortality

Lovo, Stefania; Rawlings, Samantha B. - 2022

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Neonatal health and long-term outcomes : twin-based evidence from linked Scandinavian registers

Björkegren, Evelina; Bütikofer, Aline; Conti, Gabriella; … - 2026

This study examines the long-term consequences of neonatal health using three birth anthropometric measures - weight, length, and head circumference - and analyzes their differential associations with outcomes across the life course. Using linked Swedish and Norwegian population registers with...

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Neonatal health and long-term outcomes : twin-based evidence from linked Scandinavian registers

Björkegren, Evelina; Bütikofer, Aline; Conti, Gabriella; … - 2026

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Neonatal health and long-term outcomes : twin-based evidence from linked Scandinavian registers

Björkegren, Evelina; Bütikofer, Aline; Conti, Gabriella; … - 2026

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Gender bias in child mortality and child care in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cogneau, Denis; Cordonnier, Victor; Lambert, Sylvie - 2026

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Comparison of the psychometric performance of experimental EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations Instrument (EQ-TIPS) and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL) in young children

Pan, Tianxin; Huang, Li; He, Vicky; Verstraete, Janine; … - 2026

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A comment on "Does the Effect of Pollution on Infant Mortality Differ Between Developing and Developed Countries? Evidence from Mexico City"

Abajian, Alexander C.; Fergusson, Anika S.; Lu, Chenhui; … - 2026

Arceo et al. (2016) (AHO) examine the effects of air pollution on neonatal and infant mortality in Mexico City (CDMX), Mexico. The authors estimate these effects using administrative data on infant mortality across CDMX municipalities in conjunction with measured hourly pollution concentrations,...

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Inequality in child mortality persists between generations in the netherlands, 1835–1919

Van Dijk, Ingrid K. - 2026

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Immigration and child mortality during the age of mass migration

Eriksson, Katherine; Lin, Peter Zhixian; Niemesh, Gregory T. - 2026

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Immigration and Child Mortality during the Age of Mass Migration

Eriksson, Katherine - 2026

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Soil aridification, precipitations, and infant health : evidence from Africa

Lunghi, Jacopo; Malpede, Maurizio; Percoco, Marco - 2023 - This version: May 5, 2023

This study shows how soil aridity (proxied with a measure of soil potential evapotranspiration) impacts child wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using climate and infant health data from a grid of approximately 4,000 cells in 34 African countries, we find that infants born in arid areas are...

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Child survival and contraception choice : theory and evidence

Bhattacharya, Joydeep; Chakraborty, Shankha; Kim, Minkyong - 2023

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Child survival and contraception choice : theory and evidence

Bhattacharya, Joydeep; Chakraborty, Shankha; Kim, Minkyong - 2023

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Effects of a Community-Driven Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Intervention on Diarrhea, Child Growth, and Local Institutions

Quattrochi, John P; Coville, Aidan; Croke, Kevin; … - 2025

Diarrhea and growth faltering in early childhood reduce survival and impair neurodevelopment. This paper assesses whether a national program in the Democratic Republic of Congo reduced diarrhea and stunting and strengthened local water and sanitation institutions. The program combined (i) funds...

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Prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and infant health : evidence from Quebec

Bello, Abdel-Hamid; Isabelle, Maripier; Lacroix, Guy - 2025

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Real consumer food prices and child mortality : evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Usman, Muhammed Abdella; Mekonnen, Daniel Ayalew; … - 2025

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Mother's effective literacy status : implications on child health

Garg, Surabhi; Mishra, Srijit - 2025

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Empirical analysis of child labour, household poverty, and child health in Ghana

Adabor, Opoku - 2025

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Maternal education, economic empowerment and infant mortality in Burkina Faso

Barro, Lamissa; Tiendrebeogo, Aïcha; Nana, Issa; … - 2025

Education levels in Burkina Faso, especially among women, remain low despite efforts made by government authorities and development partners to implement priority area 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This situation presents difficulties for women in terms of their being...

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Progress stalled? : the uncertain future of mortality in high-income countries

Dowd, Jennifer B.; Polizzi, Antonino; Tilstra, Andrea M. - 2025

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The impacts of mosquito nets on child malaria incidence in Timor-Leste

Wong, Chun Yee; Guterres Sousa, Florentina do Rego - 2025

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Individual behaviors and health inequalities : preterm birth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico

Caudillo, Mónica L.; Villarreal, Andrés; Torche, Florencia - 2025

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The hidden toll of airborne lead : infant mortality impacts of industrial lead pollution

Clay, Karen; Severnini, Edson R.; Wang, Xiao - 2025

This paper uses U.S. TRI data on industrial air lead emissions to provide IV estimates of the effects of air lead concentration on infant mortality. The causal effect of lead on infant mortality is identified by variation in air fugitive lead emissions interacted with wind speed near reporting...

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The Hidden Toll of Airborne Lead : Infant Mortality Impacts of Industrial Lead Pollution

Clay, Karen; Severnini, Edson R.; Wang, Xiao - 2025

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Powering minds, empowering lives : understanding the effects of energy poverty- low-carbon energy transition nexus on children in MENA

Hlasny, Vladimir; Abdelfattah, Yasmine; AlAzzawi, Shireen; … - 2025

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The Irish in England

Cummins, Neil J.; Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2025

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Intergenerational transmission of inequalities : are health inequalities at birth the missing link?

Bello, Abdel-Hamid; Isabelle, Maripier; Lacroix, Guy - 2025

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Impact of air pollution on birth outcomes : causal evidence from India

Misra, Shashank; Kulshreshtha, Shobhit - 2025

India consistently ranks among the countries with the highest levels of ambient air pollution worldwide. At the same time, it faces significant challenges in neonatal health, with newborns having low average birth weights and a high incidence of being born within the low birth weight (LBW) and...

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