Does the Effect of Pollution on Infant Mortality Differ Between Developing and Developed Countries? Evidence from Mexico City

Economic Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 591, 2016, Pages 257-280

  Arceo, Eva ^a   Hanna, Rema ^b   Oliva, Paulina ^c  

^a Department of Economics and Law   (United States)

^b NBER and BREAD   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; INFANT MORTALITY; POLLUTION EFFECT;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84959347648     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12273     Document Type: Article

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