Taking cover: Human capital accumulation in the presence of shocks and health insurance

Arbeitspapier

Using the expansion of a large-scale health insurance program in Mexico and variation in local rainfall levels, I estimate whether the program-induced increase in healthcare coverage protected the educational attainment of primary school children in the event of adverse climatic shocks. Results show that the universalization of healthcare mitigated the negative effect of atypical rainfall on test scores, particularly in more marginalized and rural areas. An analysis of the mechanisms at play shows a reduced incidence of sickness among children, lower demand for their time, and higher stability in household consumption among program-eligible families exposed to rainfall shocks.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: ISER Working Paper Series ; No. 2020-16

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Health Insurance, Public and Private ; Health and Economic Development ; Education and Economic Development ; Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
• Thema: climate resilience ; academic achievement ; health insurance ; Seguro Popular ; Mexico

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Font-Gilabert, Paulino
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
• (wo): Colchester
• (wann): 2020

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/248583
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ