| Revue: | Estudios económicos |
| Base de datos: | CLASE |
| Número de sistema: | 000329075 |
| ISSN: | 0188-6916 |
| Autores: | Agüero, Jorge M1 Valdivia, Martín |
| Instituciones: | 1University of California, Riverside, California. Estados Unidos de América |
| Año: | 2010 |
| Periodo: | Ene-Jun |
| Volumen: | 25 |
| Número: | 1 |
| Paginación: | 247-274 |
| País: | México |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, socioeconómico |
| Resumen en inglés | We explore the permanent effects that recessions have on health-related outcomes of mothers and children in Peru. To account for possible self-selection in giving birth during recessions, we compare the infant mortality rates of siblings born in different phases of the economic cycle. A 1 percent decline in GDP per capita is associated with an increase in infant mortality rates between 0.30 and 0.39 percent. We find evidence that recessions also have a negative effect on long-term health measures for surviving children. The additional negative effect found on prenatal care suggests that the permanent effects start while children are in-utero |
| Disciplinas: | Economía |
| Palabras clave: | Condiciones económicas, Desarrollo social, Perú, Crisis económica, Niños, Salud, Desarrollo infantil, Desarrollo social |
| Texte intégral: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
