This paper examines the relationship between early childbearing and child mortality in Bangladesh, a country where adolescent childbearing is of particular concern. We argue that effective use of specific health inputs could however significantly lower child mortality rates even among adolescent...

This paper examines the institutions that enable households to insure against idiosyncratic risk. Using a decentralized general equilibrium model, I test for consumption and leisure insurance against unanticipated income shocks. I find that differential access to markets (particularly financial...