Why Is Infant Mortality Higher in the United States than in Europe?

The United States has higher infant mortality than peer countries. In this paper, we combine microdata from the United States with similar data from four European countries to investigate this US infant mortality disadvantage. The US disadvantage persists after adjusting for potential differential r...

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Main Authors: Chen, Alice (Author), Oster, Emily (Author), Williams, Heidi L (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2017-06-23T16:36:22Z.
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