Transitory shocks and birth weights: Evidence from a blackout in Zanzibar

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 154-168

  Burlando, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Birth weights; Blackouts; Electricity; Fertility; Neonatal health; Transitory income

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FERTILITY; INCOME; NEONATE; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; BIRTH RATE; ELECTRICITY; MATERNAL HEALTH;

TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR ISLAND;

EID: 84896089759     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.01.012     Document Type: Article

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