several health outcomes and find that, in general, increased openness is associated with lower rates of infant mortality and …

This paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19, as reported in the Child Development … health and the three measures of religion/religiosity. Those children (self-report or primary caregiver report) who have …

the role of mortality differences for comparative development. The framework can replicate the quantitative patterns in … endogenous variables across countries. The results suggest that differences in extrinsic mortality might explain a substantial …

dietary energy supply, (2) child undernutrition, and (3) child mortality. The initial version of the index included the … the population that is calorie deficient (FAO's prevalence of undernourishment); the prevalence of underweight in children … under five; and the under-five mortality rate. Several decisions regarding the original formulation of the GHI are …