Im Werkstattbericht "Die fachliche Begleitforschung. Konzept und erste Ergebnisse" wird das Untersuchungskonzept der wissenschaftlichen Begleitforschung begründet und vorgestellt, die einzelnen Module und das theoretische Wirkungsmodell dargestellt sowie Ergebnisse aus den beiden Modulen...

I explore a unique exogenous instrument to examine how the intra-familial position of women influence health outcomes of their children using micro data from Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 2008. Using the 2 SLS-IV estimation technique, I build a model of household bargaining and child...

This paper uses microdata from Brazilian natality and mortality vital statistics between 2000 and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence - measured by homicide rates - on birth outcomes. The estimates show that exposure to violence during the first trimester of...

This paper uses microdata from Brazilian natality and mortality vital statistics between 2000 and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence – measured by homicide rates - on birth outcomes. The estimates show that exposure to violence during the first trimester of...