Arbeitspapier
Call the Midwife - Health Personnel and Mortality in Norway 1887-1921
The Nordic countries have the lowest maternal and child mortality rates in the world. This has not always been the case. In 1887 the mortality rates in Norway were similar to those of developing countries today. During the next 34 years, Norwegian maternal mortality was halved and infant mortality fell by 40 percent. Investigating the relationship between health personnel and mortality at the local level during this period, we find a large and robust effect of midwives on reduced maternal mortality. No clear effect is found for other types of health personnel or on infant mortality.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 6831
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Public Goods
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: Europe: Pre-1913
- Subject
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health policy
public service provision
history
mortality
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Kotsadam, Andreas
Lind, Jo Thori
Modalsli, Jørgen
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
- (where)
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Munich
- (when)
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2017
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Kotsadam, Andreas
- Lind, Jo Thori
- Modalsli, Jørgen
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Time of origin
- 2017
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