Fatal fluctuations? Cyclicality in infant mortality in India

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-19

  Bhalotra, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business cycles; Gender; Health care; India; Infant mortality; Maternal labor supply; Public expenditure

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; HEALTH CARE; INFANT MORTALITY; LABOR SUPPLY; MORTALITY RISK; OECD; PUBLIC SPENDING;

INDIA;

EID: 77953359145     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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