) mortality later in life. In addition, we examine to what extent these long-run effects run by way of cognitive ability and … death cause.The birth weight distribution does not vary over the business cycle. The association between birth weight … (across the full range) and CV mortality rate later in life is significantly stronger if the individual is born in a recession …

children are choice-based, reflecting prior selective fertility and mortality behavior. Parameter identification is the most …This paper estimates the determinants of child mortality and child health allowing for the possibility that samples of … serious practical problem in controlling for fertility and mortality selection. Identification is achieved by imposing a …

Lead exposure has detrimental effects on fertility, infants, children, and adults. Despite the success in removing lead …, extensive research links elevated blood lead levels in children to academic and behavioral outcomes, but more limited attention … has been given to lead's impact on fertility, infant mortality, and infant health. This paper examines the existing quasi …

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 …

consumption expenditure will help reduce child mortality rates in Ghana. In order to reduce child mortality rates among children …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 …

A cornerstone of demographic transition theory is that declines in infant and child mortality plausibly explain the … logarithmic preference over surviving children, can generate this link …

in newborn mortality. We provide suggestive evidence that proximity to medical technologies may be an important channel … contributing to these health gains. -- medical technology ; birth ; home birth ; mortality …

in newborn mortality. We provide suggestive evidence that proximity to medical technologies may be an important channel …