Post-neonatal mortality in Rural India: Implications of an economic model |
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Authors: | George B. Simmons Celeste Smucker Stan Bernstein Eric Jensen |
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Affiliation: | 1. Center for Population Planning, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2. Department of Health Planning and Administration, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, Michigan 3. School of Public Health, The University of Texas, 77025, Houston, Texas 4. Department of Economics, The University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Abstract: | In this paper we develop and test a theory of childhood mortality after the first month of life. Parents are assumed to have well-defined family size and sex composition objectives and to face severe budget constraints. In this set of circumstances, it is understandable that they will make allocative decisions that will affect the survival probabilities of children. These decisions and the environmental influences on mortality are the basic forces which determine whether a child will survive through the post-neonatal period. The model is tested with survey data from rural Uttar Pradesh, India. The results are consistent with the hypothetical framework discussed above. The burden of this pattern of choice is felt particularly strongly by female births. |
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