Add to ORKGBetween 1990 and 2010 child mortality decreased in general terms in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), although the differences between countries over time are significant. This paper examines the relationship between short-term economic fluctuations and changes in child mortality in the LDCs during the period 1990-2010. Unlike other studies, we consider a large group of LDCs and provide empirical evidence of the asymmetrical effects of variations in Gross Domestic Product per capita on the evolution of child mortality rate in periods of economic recession and expansion. The significance of said effects diminishes when other relevant socio-economic control variables are considered, and some development policy considerations are addressed...
The clear division of the world in the 1950s and 1960s into rich countries with low fertility and mo...
Remarkable financial and political efforts have been focused on the reduction of child mortality dur...
Remarkable financial and political efforts have been focused on the reduction of child mortality dur...
Objectives: To analyse how economic downturns affect child mortality both globally and among subgrou...
The reduction of child mortality is one of the most universally accepted Millennium Goals. However, ...
Scholars have long argued that trade liberalization leads to lower rates of child mortality in devel...
Introduction All nations are striving for development. Economic development is one of the main parts...
The reduction in mortality in this century is as important a watershed for the world as was the indu...
Child mortality shows very different levels around the world. In 2007, under-five mortality in about...
This paper attempts to analyze the effect healthcare expenditure has on child mortality rates. Despi...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the worldwide effect of state downsizing policies on achieveme...
The reduction of child mortality is one of the most universally accepted Millennium Goals. However, ...
High levels of child mortality in the developing countries led the United Nations to include a signi...
Background: Previous assessments have highlighted that less than a quarter of countries are on track...
An important transition in the economic history of countries occurs when they move from a regime of ...
The clear division of the world in the 1950s and 1960s into rich countries with low fertility and mo...
Remarkable financial and political efforts have been focused on the reduction of child mortality dur...
Remarkable financial and political efforts have been focused on the reduction of child mortality dur...
Objectives: To analyse how economic downturns affect child mortality both globally and among subgrou...
The reduction of child mortality is one of the most universally accepted Millennium Goals. However, ...
Scholars have long argued that trade liberalization leads to lower rates of child mortality in devel...
Introduction All nations are striving for development. Economic development is one of the main parts...
The reduction in mortality in this century is as important a watershed for the world as was the indu...
Child mortality shows very different levels around the world. In 2007, under-five mortality in about...
This paper attempts to analyze the effect healthcare expenditure has on child mortality rates. Despi...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the worldwide effect of state downsizing policies on achieveme...
The reduction of child mortality is one of the most universally accepted Millennium Goals. However, ...
High levels of child mortality in the developing countries led the United Nations to include a signi...
Background: Previous assessments have highlighted that less than a quarter of countries are on track...
An important transition in the economic history of countries occurs when they move from a regime of ...
The clear division of the world in the 1950s and 1960s into rich countries with low fertility and mo...
Remarkable financial and political efforts have been focused on the reduction of child mortality dur...
Remarkable financial and political efforts have been focused on the reduction of child mortality dur...