together these results suggest a potential effective role of contracting-out in the provision of health care. …

This paper uses microdata from Brazilian vital statistics natality and mortality data between 2000 and 2010 to estimate …

, such as women's reproductive health, labor supply, and the welfare of their children. The study uses a sample of nearly 83 … or separation rate. Violence is negatively linked with women's health. The study shows that domestic violence … additionally creates a negative externality by affecting important short-term health outcomes for children whose mothers suffered …

Although cervical cancer is considered one of the most preventable types of cancer, mortality rates in many developing … hypothesis that the spillover effect is driven by higher levels of health information. …

This paper uses year-to-year variation in temperature to estimate the long-term effects of climate change on health … surveys, an individual’s health as an adult is matched with the history of heat waves from birth to adulthood. A flexible … econometric model is used to identify critical health periods with respect to temperature. It is shown that exposure to higher …