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Infant health and longevity : evidence from a historical trial in Sweden
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Karlsson, Martin; Nilsson, Therese - 2015
This paper investigates the potential of an infant intervention to improve life expectancy, contributing to emerging interest in the early life origins of chronic disease. We analyse a pioneering program trialled in Sweden in the 1930s, which provided information, support and monitoring of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010515874
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Infant health and longevity : evidence from a historical trial in Sweden
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Karlsson, Martin; Nilsson, Therese - 2015
This paper investigates the potential of an infant intervention to improve life expectancy, contributing to emerging interest in the early life origins of chronic disease. We analyse a pioneering program trialled in Sweden in the 1930s, which provided information, support and monitoring of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510011
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The Effect of Public Corruption on COVID-19 Fatality Rate : A Cross-Country Examination
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza - 2021
This paper evaluates whether the level of public corruption influences COVID-19 case fatality rates. Using cross-section data, including 64 countries and multiple regression techniques, we find that the level of corruption is positively and significantly associated with COVID-19 human costs....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013239558
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Can natural gas save lives? : evidence from the deployment of a fuel delivery system in a developing country
Cesur, Resul; Tekin, Erdal; Ulker, Aydogan - 2016
development on mortality among adults and the elderly. Our research design exploits the variation in the timing of the deployment … mortality rates. According to our point estimates, a one-percentage point increase in the rate of subscriptions to natural gas … services would lower the overall mortality rate by 1.4 percent, the adult mortality rate by 1.9 percent, and the elderly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011520955
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Can Natural Gas Save Lives? Evidence from the Deployment of a Fuel Delivery System in a Developing Country
Cesur, Resul - 2016
development on mortality among adults and the elderly. Our research design exploits the variation in the timing of the deployment … mortality rates. According to our point estimates, a one-percentage point increase in the rate of subscriptions to natural gas … services would lower the overall mortality rate by 1.4 percent, the adult mortality rate by 1.9 percent, and the elderly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012985288
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The effect of public corruption on Covid-19 fatality rate : a cross-country examination
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza - 2021
This paper evaluates whether the level of public corruption influences COVID-19 case fatality rates. Using cross-section data, including 64 countries and multiple regression techniques, we find that the level of corruption is positively and significantly associated with COVID-19 human costs....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012486422
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The casual nexus between child mortality rate, fertility rate, GDP, household final consumption expenditure, and food production index
Asumadu-Sarkodie, Samuel; Owusu, Phebe Asantewaa - In: Cogent economics & finance 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-15
In this study, the causal nexus between child mortality rate, fertility rate, GDP, household final consumption … running from fertility rate, food production index, GDP, and household final consumption expenditure to the mortality rate …. Evidence from the Variance Decomposition Analysis shows that, almost 6% of future fluctuations in mortality rate are due to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011487830
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Evaluating nationwide health interventions when standard before-after doesn’t work : Malawi’s ITN distribution program
Deuchert, Eva; Wunsch, Conny - 2010
terms of its effect on infant mortality. We exploit that the program affects child mortality only via bed net usage. We find … that Malawi's ITN distribution campaign reduced child mortality by 1 percentage point, which corresponds to about 30% of … the total reduction in infant mortality over the study period. -- Treatment effect ; semi-parametric estimation ; health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003959196
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Evaluating nationwide health interventions when standard before-after doesn't work : Malawi's ITN distribution program
Deuchert, Eva; Wunsch, Conny - 2010
terms of its effect on infant mortality. We exploit that the program affects child mortality only via bed net usage. We find … that Malawi's ITN distribution campaign reduced child mortality by 1 percentage point, which corresponds to about 30% of … the total reduction in infant mortality over the study period. -- treatment effect ; semi-parametric estimation ; health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003966496
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Evaluating Nationwide Health Interventions When Standard Before-After Doesn't Work : Malawi's ITN Distribution Program
Deuchert, Eva - 2010
terms of its effect on infant mortality. We exploit that the program affects child mortality only via bed net usage. We find … that Malawi's ITN distribution campaign reduced child mortality by 1 percentage point, which corresponds to about 30% of … the total reduction in infant mortality over the study period …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144025