several health outcomes and find that, in general, increased openness is associated with lower rates of infant mortality and …, but not all, of the positive association between openness and health may result from more open economies receiving more …

health outcomes using cross sectional and panel datasets of 156 countries from 1970 to 2015. This study uses three dimensions … expectancy and lowering infant mortality. Moreover, the results show that state capacity in terms of "ability" has the largest … impact on health outcomes while in terms of "position" its effect is limited. Findings of the study are robust to different …

malnutrition together with dramatically high rates of mortality, encountered in Kenya's Lake Victoria territory, is unique for Sub … the observed malnutrition and mortality outcomes. Secondly, to address unobserved but correlated factors, we exploit … the observed sound anthropometric outcomes around Lake Victoria. In contrast, high mortality rates rest upon an adverse …

Emergency Transportation System (NETS) on neonatal and infant mortality and long-term impairments. We utilize gradual expansion …, using changing distance as an instrument. Improving access to delivering in a city with a NICU decreases 0-6-day mortality …