longevity advantage for the whole century. Unlike most mortality databases of this period, genealogical data allows analysis of …

The present paper provides new evidence that hospital delivery can significantly lower child mortality risks … local health facilities (both traditional and modern) before and after the completion of the 'Women's Health Project' in … 2005 (that enhanced emergency obstetric care in women friendly environment) to identify the causal effect of hospital …

Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction … of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9 to 12% decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it also … reinforcing evidence from the period in which the United States experienced rapid declines in maternal mortality. The historical …