increased incidence of anti-immigrant violence that lasted for about two years. This increase is larger in areas with higher …

violent conflict in Nepal. They find that conflict intensity is significantly higher in places with greater poverty and lower … levels of economic development. Violence is higher in locations that favor insurgents, such as mountains and forests. The …

This paper summarizes the socioeconomic conditions of children around the world. It explores solutions to the main …

. Extreme poverty is another factor lowering school attendance, as children who have suffered hunger at some point in their … the role of early parenthood, child labor, and poverty in pushing teenagers out of school. The potential endogeneity of …

The author empirically explores the relationship between household poverty and the incidence and treatment of fever …--as an indicator of malaria--among children in Sub-Saharan Africa. He uses household Demographic and Health Survey data … between reported fever and poverty. The geographic association becomes insignificant, however, after controlling for the …

find that such measures, while useful, will have only a limited effect on the mortality of poor children. They find that …

Indoor air pollution (IAP) from cooking and heating is estimated to kill a million children annually in developing …