Economic Resources and Child Health: An Assessment of Certain Mechanisms
We use data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) to examine the relationship between child health and household economic resources, and find that economic resources as measured by equivalized expenditure have a statistically significant positive effect on child health and protect children f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korea Development Institute
2010-03-01
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| Series: | KDI Journal of Economic Policy |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.23895/kdijep.2010.32.1.51 |
| Summary: | We use data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) to examine the relationship between child health and household economic resources, and find that economic resources as measured by equivalized expenditure have a statistically significant positive effect on child health and protect children from acute health conditions. We make additional use of the data (where extensive data on children’s nutrition, household sanitation, the utilization of medical care, and family health status are available) to assess the mechanisms through which economic resources may affect child health. We find evidence that economic resources have a sizable and significant effect on these potential intermediary factors, and that they, particularly household sanitation, partly explain the protective role of economic resources in child health. |
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| ISSN: | 2586-2995 2586-4130 |