Economic Growth and Infant Mortality in Developing Countries

被引：10
作者：
Nishiyama, Akira [1 ]
机构：
[1] Keio Univ, Tokyo 108, Japan
来源：
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH | 2011年 / 23卷 / 04期
关键词：
economic development; poverty; health; asymmetrical impact; panel data; HEALTH PRODUCTION FUNCTION; CHILD MALNUTRITION; RECESSIONS GOOD; SPECIFICATION; INEQUALITY; POVERTY; IMPACT; INCOME;
D O I：
10.1057/ejdr.2011.17
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
This study investigates the effects of GDP per capita on infant mortality using panel data from 83 developing countries over a period of 40 years. Although economic growth broadly decreases infant mortality, the impact of economic growth on infant mortality for the periods of economic booms and slumps is asymmetrical. Positive economic growth may have weak, mixed effects on a reduction in infant mortality, but negative economic growth has a strong, adverse impact.
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页码：630 / 647
页数：18
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