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This paper specifies and estimates an econometric model of low and very low birthweight rates for counties in the U.S. for the years 1975-1984. We focus on the impact of several specific public policy actions on use of prenatal care and the subsequent effect on birthweight outcomes. Our results...
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Prenatal care has long been identified as an effective strategy to reduce the risk of low birth weight among infants; however, most studies ignore endogeneity and distributional effect of prenatal care on birth weight. Using the instrumental variable quantile regression method, we estimate the...
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This paper specifies and estimates an econometric model of low and very low birthweight rates for counties in the U.S. for the years 1975-1984. We focus on the impact of several specific public policy actions on use of prenatal care and the subsequent effect on birthweight outcomes. Our results...
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