premature mortality. In India, 66 percent of all deaths are premature. The burden of premature mortality has shifted from child …-à-vis the former level. Nevertheless, primary health systems continue to focus almost exclusively on child mortality. They need … to make a health system transition and get engaged in the prevention of risk factors, morbidity and mortality related to …

, and health outcomes. Specifically, the paper econometrically tests whether the effect of PFM on under-five (U5) mortality …-unit increase in PFM quality is associated with a reduction in the U5 mortality rate with about 14 deaths per 1,000 live births. For …

While there is evidence of gender differences in leaders' behavior, less is known about what drives these gaps. This … differently. Consistent with this interpretation, we show that the gender differences we find are driven exclusively by mayors who … greater gender discrimination. Taken together, the results suggest that female and male leaders face different electoral …