The permanent effects of recessions on child health: Evidence from Peru
We explore the permanent effects that recessions have on health-related outcomes of mothers and children in Peru. To account for possible self-selection in giving birth during recessions, we compare the infant mortality rates of siblings born in different phases of the economic cycle. A 1 percent de...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2010 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO |
| Repositório: | Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/113 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/113 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | economic crises early childhood development health Peru I12 J13 J18 crisis económicas desarrollo infantil temprano salud Perú |
| Resumo: | We explore the permanent effects that recessions have on health-related outcomes of mothers and children in Peru. To account for possible self-selection in giving birth during recessions, we compare the infant mortality rates of siblings born in different phases of the economic cycle. A 1 percent decline in GDP per capita is associated with an increase in infant mortality rates between 0.30 and 0.39 percent. We find evidence that recessions also have a negative effect on long-term health measures for surviving children. The additional negative effect found on prenatal care suggests that the permanent effects start while children are in-utero. |
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