Arbeitspapier
Economic crises, maternal and infant mortality, low birth weight and enrollment rates: Evidence from Argentina's downturns
This study investigates the impact of recent crises in Argentina (including the severe downturn of 2001-2002) on health and education outcomes. The identification strategy relies on both the inter-temporal and the cross-provincial co-variation between changes in regional GDP and outcomes by province. These results indicate significant and substantial effects of aggregate fluctuations on maternal and infant mortality and low birth weight, with countercyclical though not significant patterns for enrollment rates. Finally, provincial public expenditures on health and education are correlated with the incidence of low birth weight and school enrollment for teenagers, with worsening results associated with GDP declines.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6096
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Health and Economic Development
Education and Economic Development
- Subject
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crisis
infant mortality
maternal mortality
low birth weight
poverty
Argentina
Wirtschaftskrise
Sozialprodukt
Sterblichkeit
Kindersterblichkeit
Armut
Argentinien
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Cruces, Guillermo
Glüzmann, Pablo
Calva López, Luis Felipe
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2011
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-201111213243
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Cruces, Guillermo
- Glüzmann, Pablo
- Calva López, Luis Felipe
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2011