We study the causal effect of hospital births on infant survival in Malawi and Ethiopia. We find that the hospital … births has a strong and statistical significant impact on infant survival. In order to overcome the endogeneity of hospital … woman feel labor contraction during night time, she is less likely to go to hospital to give a birth due to concern for the …

and mortality, paying particular attention to possible differences by sex and region. Higher parity is associated with …

measured by age-specific birth and mortality rates, focusing on a nationwide socialized medicine program implemented in Turkey … and over time. Our estimates indicate that the FMP caused large declines in mortality rates across all age groups with … teenagers. Furthermore, the results are suggestive that the program has also contributed towards equalization in the mortality …