Health and income are strongly correlated both within and across countries, yet the extent to which improvements in income have a causal effect on health status remains controversial. The authors investigate whether short-term fluctuations in aggregate income affect infant mortality using an unusually large data set of 1.7 million births in 59 developing countries. The authors show a large, negative association between per capita GDP and infant mortality...
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تفاصيل
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2011/8/01
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مقال بمجلة علمية
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94667
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2015/3/11
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Disclosed
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Aggregate income shocks and infant mortality in the developing world
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Infant Mortality