and temperature shocks in Colombia, one of the countries in the world with the highest incidence of extreme weather events … shocks by municipality and date of birth. The analysis finds negative effects of temperature shocks on birth health outcomes …Poor health at birth has negative long-run effects on individual well-being and is also detrimental for …

Recent surveys show considerable progress in maternal and child health in Ethiopia. The improvement has been in health … outcomes and health services coverage. The study examines how different groups have fared in this progress. It tracked 11 … health outcome indicators and health interventions related to Millennium Development Goals 1, 4, and 5. These are stunting …

A long literature in demography debates the importance of place for health. This paper assesses whether the importance … sanitation an important mechanism by which population density in?uences health outcomes? The paper uses newly assembled data sets …, international child-level data set of 172 Demographic and Health Surveys, matched to census population density data for 1 …

diarrhea. The impacts of weather shocks on health are of considerable magnitude; however, children seem to catch up with their …The effect of weather shocks on children's anthropometrics is investigated using the two most recent rounds of the … on children's health, suggesting that a moderate increase in future rainfall variability is not likely to bring …

Weather risk and incomplete insurance markets are significant contributors to poverty for rural households in … developing countries. Weather index insurance has emerged as a possible tool for overcoming these challenges. This paper provides … evidence on the impact of weather index insurance from a pioneering, large-scale insurance program in Mexico. The focus of this …

substitutions in sector production in response to weather anomalies that accentuate suboptimal climatic conditions for cropping. By …

This paper examines the impacts of weather shocks, defined as rainfall or growing degree days more than a standard … weather patterns. These findings imply that the change in the patterns of climatic variability associated with climate change … vulnerability further. The results reveal that weather shocks have substantial (negative as well as positive) effects on welfare …

To what degree can vulnerability to extreme weather events be mitigated by access to a rural livelihoods program …

Vouchers stimulate demand for health care services by giving beneficiaries purchasing power. In turn, health facilities …? claims are reimbursed for providing beneficiaries with improved quality of health care. Efficient strategies to generate … Uganda away from inequity and toward universal health care. A reproductive health voucher program was implemented in 20 …