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The Effects of the War in Iraq on Nutrition and Health: An Analysis Using Anthropometric Outcomes of Children
Guerrero Serdan, Gabriela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
cohorts, I analyze a possible causal effect of the war on nutritional outcomes of children. I use two empirical strategies …The war in Iraq initiated in March 2003 triggered a wave of violence and turmoil in the country, exposing households to … the most affected. Using the different intensities of the conflict across areas and the age at exposure to the war among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005031398
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Economics of Smash-Hit Papers: Spillover Evidence from the 'Male Organ Incident'
Kässi, Otto; Westling, Tatu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
experiment of a sort. In particular, we analyze how the very substantial visibility influenced the downloads of Helsinki Center …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009295265
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Effectiveness of Microfinance under SGSY scheme to reduce Poverty and Vulnerability of Rural Households: A Natural Experiment
Kundu, Amit - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
role. Taking the help of Natural Experiment it is also proved that microfinance programme is also able to reduce …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369190
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Social Security and Labour Supply: the Italian 1992 Reform as a Natural Experiment
Ranzani, Marco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
fairness, distorted retirement choices. I use the reform as a natural experiment and exploit its differential effect on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005029694
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Seasonal bias in household vulnerability to poverty stimates: insights from a natural experiment
Chiwaula, Levison; Waibel, Hermann - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Using data from 260 households from the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands, the paper shows that vulnerability to poverty estimates are biased if the data used is seasonal. The seasonal bias in the consumption expenditure is less pronounced than in its variance. The paper further shows that the relative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009019709
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Is There a Pollution Haven Effect? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in China
Lu, Yi; Wu, Mingqin; Yu, Linhui - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
In this paper, we investigate whether there is a pollution haven effect, specifically, the effect of environmental regulations on firm location. Our identification uses the Two Control Zones (TCZ) policy implemented by the Chinese government in 1998. The difference-in-differences (DID)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114024
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Child Mortality In China And Vietnam In A Comparative Perspective
Alberto, Gabriele; Schettino, Francesco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This paper analyzes China’s and Vietnam’s performance in reducing under-five child mortality in a comparative perspective. Under the market socialist model, both countries achieved very high rates of GDP growth, but income distribution and the provision of key public services deteriorated....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836085
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The African Slave Trade and the Curious Case of General Polygyny
Edlund, Lena; Ku, Hyejin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
General polygyny -- near universal marriage and polygyny -- is common in Africa. But why would men marry n wives for 1/n:th of the time instead of monogamously? Downsides include prolonged bachelorhood and a high degree of step-parenting. We point to the African slave trade which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107748
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Wealthiest Is Not Always Healthiest: What Explains Differences in Child Mortality in West Africa?
Ickowitz, Amy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
implementation of national health policies, or more favorable geography. The paper uses micro level data for children under five to … that have been ‘cursed’ by bad geography can potentially improve development outcomes and save children’s lives. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108728
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Contraception and the Fertility Transition
Bhattacharya, Joydeep; Chakraborty, Shankha - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Three profound changes - the mortality, fertility and contraception transitions - characterized the Victorian era in England. Economists, following Becker (1960), focus on the first two and underplay the third by assuming couples can achieve their fertility target at no cost. The historical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110051