Economic cycles and child mortality: A cross-national study of the least developed countries

被引：26

作者：

Perez-Moreno, Salvador ^{[1
]}

Blanco-Arana, Maria C. ^{[3
]}

Barcena-Martin, Elena ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Malaga, Dept Appl Econ Econ Policy, Campus El Ejido, E-29071 Malaga, Spain

[2] Univ Malaga, Dept Appl Econ Stat & Econometr, Campus El Ejido, E-29071 Malaga, Spain

[3] Univ Malaga, PhD Program Econ & Business, Campus El Ejido, E-29071 Malaga, Spain

来源：

ECONOMICS & HUMAN BIOLOGY | 2016年 / 22卷

关键词：

Child mortality; Growth; Recession; LDCs; OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE; INFANT-MORTALITY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; SHOCKS; HEALTH; GROWTH; NEWBORN; TIME; FLUCTUATIONS; DETERMINANTS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ehb.2016.02.005

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper examines the effects of growth and recession periods on child mortality in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) during the period 1990-2010. We provide empirical evidence of uneven effects of variations in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita on the evolution of child mortality rate in periods of economic recession and expansion. A decrease in GDP per capita entails a significant rise in child mortality rates, whereas an increase does not affect child mortality significantly. In this context, official development assistance seems to play a crucial role in counteracting the increment in child mortality rates in recession periods, at least in those LDCs receiving greater aid. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：14 / 23

页数：10

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