exogeneity in estimation. We illustrate the effectiveness of the suggested method by revisiting a fiscal proxy-SVAR previously …

This paper investigates the impact of macroeconomic shocks on infant mortality in India and investigates likely … mechanisms. A recent OECD-dominated literature shows that mortality at most ages is pro-cyclical but similar analyses for poorer … countries are scarce, and both income risk and mortality risk are greater in poor countries. This paper uses individual data on …