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Down and out: Macroeconomic shocks and child health in the Dominican Republic

Bretón Guerrero, Melvin Paul LU (2014) EKHM52 20141
Department of Economic History
Abstract
This paper investigates the association between infant mortality and
macroeconomic shocks in the Dominican Republic, using the 2002 and 2007
Demographic and Health (DHS) surveys. The article starts by reviewing the recent
evolution of macroeconomic and social indicators in the country, as well as infant
mortality trends calculated from the DHS surveys. It then proceeds to estimate logit
and survival models for the determinants of infant mortality, to which de-trended
quarterly GDP and monthly inflation data are subsequently added as explanatory
variables to determine whether macroeconomic shocks are systematically related to
infant mortality. A clear association between negative macro shocks and increased
infant mortality... (More)
This paper investigates the association between infant mortality and
macroeconomic shocks in the Dominican Republic, using the 2002 and 2007
Demographic and Health (DHS) surveys. The article starts by reviewing the recent
evolution of macroeconomic and social indicators in the country, as well as infant
mortality trends calculated from the DHS surveys. It then proceeds to estimate logit
and survival models for the determinants of infant mortality, to which de-trended
quarterly GDP and monthly inflation data are subsequently added as explanatory
variables to determine whether macroeconomic shocks are systematically related to
infant mortality. A clear association between negative macro shocks and increased
infant mortality is found, and a discussion about the possible transmission mechanisms
is presented. The deterioration of living conditions due to the erosion of household real
incomes, in particular during the 2002-2004 crisis, appears to account for this
association to a large extent. (Less)
Popular Abstract
This paper investigates the association between infant mortality and
macroeconomic shocks in the Dominican Republic, using the 2002 and 2007
Demographic and Health (DHS) surveys. The article starts by reviewing the recent
evolution of macroeconomic and social indicators in the country, as well as infant
mortality trends calculated from the DHS surveys. It then proceeds to estimate logit
and survival models for the determinants of infant mortality, to which de-trended
quarterly GDP and monthly inflation data are subsequently added as explanatory
variables to determine whether macroeconomic shocks are systematically related to
infant mortality. A clear association between negative macro shocks and increased
infant mortality... (More)
This paper investigates the association between infant mortality and
macroeconomic shocks in the Dominican Republic, using the 2002 and 2007
Demographic and Health (DHS) surveys. The article starts by reviewing the recent
evolution of macroeconomic and social indicators in the country, as well as infant
mortality trends calculated from the DHS surveys. It then proceeds to estimate logit
and survival models for the determinants of infant mortality, to which de-trended
quarterly GDP and monthly inflation data are subsequently added as explanatory
variables to determine whether macroeconomic shocks are systematically related to
infant mortality. A clear association between negative macro shocks and increased
infant mortality is found, and a discussion about the possible transmission mechanisms
is presented. The deterioration of living conditions due to the erosion of household real
incomes, in particular during the 2002-2004 crisis, appears to account for this
association to a large extent. (Less)
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author
Bretón Guerrero, Melvin Paul LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHM52 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Child health, infant mortality, macroeconomic shocks
language
English
id
4696572
date added to LUP
2014-10-13 13:01:16
date last changed
2014-10-13 13:01:16
@misc{4696572,
  abstract     = {{This paper investigates the association between infant mortality and 
macroeconomic shocks in the Dominican Republic, using the 2002 and 2007 
Demographic and Health (DHS) surveys. The article starts by reviewing the recent 
evolution of macroeconomic and social indicators in the country, as well as infant 
mortality trends calculated from the DHS surveys. It then proceeds to estimate logit 
and survival models for the determinants of infant mortality, to which de-trended 
quarterly GDP and monthly inflation data are subsequently added as explanatory 
variables to determine whether macroeconomic shocks are systematically related to 
infant mortality. A clear association between negative macro shocks and increased 
infant mortality is found, and a discussion about the possible transmission mechanisms 
is presented. The deterioration of living conditions due to the erosion of household real 
incomes, in particular during the 2002-2004 crisis, appears to account for this 
association to a large extent.}},
  author       = {{Bretón Guerrero, Melvin Paul}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Down and out: Macroeconomic shocks and child health in the Dominican Republic}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}