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Titulo |
Economic cycles and child mortality: A cross-national study of the least developed countries. |
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Autoría |
Pérez-Moreno S, Blanco-Arana MC, Bárcena-Martín E. |
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Fuente |
Econ Hum Biol. 2016 Sep;22:14-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2016.02.005. |
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Resumen |
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. |
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URL |
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26998938 |
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Tipo de documento |
Artículo cientifico |
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Impacto en el sistema sanitario |
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Impacto en la salud |
Mortalidad |
