Child mortality in rural India |
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Authors: | Bas van der Klaauw Limin Wang |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Economics, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands;(2) The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA;(3) Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;(4) CEPR, London, UK |
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Abstract: | This paper focuses on infant and child mortality in rural areas of India. We construct a flexible duration model, which allows
for frailty at multiple levels and interactions between the child’s age and individual, socioeconomic, and environmental characteristics.
The model is estimated using the Indian National Family and Health Survey 1998/1999. The estimation results show that socioeconomic
and environmental characteristics have significantly different impacts on mortality rates at different ages. These are particularly
important immediately after birth. The parameter estimates indicate that child mortality can be reduced substantially, particularly
by improving the education of women, providing safe water, and reducing indoor air pollution caused by dirty cooking fuels.
Finally, we still found substantial differences in mortality rates between states, which are associated with differences in
schooling expenditures, female immunization, and poverty rates. |
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