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This chapter reviews the empirical literature on the impacts of temperature and climate change on human pregnancies. The focus is on the quasi-experimental studies that use panel data, apply a fixed effect approach, and exploit the random year-to-year fluctuation in temperature. The insights...
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We analyze the impact of in utero temperature exposure on the birth weight and prevalence of low birth weight using administrative data on singleton live births conceived between 2000 and 2016 in Hungary. We find that exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy decreases birth weight, but its...
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registry data, we examine the probability of live birth, indicators of health at birth, and the probability of death in the … first year of life. We perform a difference-in-differences estimation and show that the smoking ban has improved health at … that the ban was more beneficial for newborns of parents with low educational attainment and with lower fetal health …
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We study the effects of the geographic expansion of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) system and a Newborn Emergency Transportation System (NETS) on neonatal and infant mortality and long-term impairments. We utilize gradual expansion in Hungary, we use administrative and census data, and we...
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This paper uses birth records linked to census data to document health differences at birth between Roma and non … attainment, especially at higher levels, may have the highest potential to improve the relative health of Roma births. …
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Hungary between 2006 and 2011 to examine the relationship between poor housing quality and the health of newborns and children … strongly associated with lower health at birth and a higher number of days spent in inpatient care at the age of 1- 2 years …. These results indicate that lack of access to basic sanitation, hygiene, and nonpolluting heating and their health impacts …
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Research on the effect of in utero shocks on health at birth may be influenced by in utero selection. This study … changes the probability of fetal death and (ii) health differences exist between deceased and surviving fetuses. Furthermore …
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Research on the effect of in utero shocks on health at birth may be influenced by in utero selection. This study … changes the probability of fetal death and (ii) health differences exist between deceased and surviving fetuses. Furthermore …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014306886
This report examines health inequalities among Hungarian children in the 2010s. Our work is based on a wide range of …-academic readers too. We show that children's health is closely related to their social background, income position, living conditions …, and the health behaviors of themselves and their parents. …
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