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Examining the consequences of poor neonatal health on the family
- Dara Lee Luca, Purvi Sevak
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- Journal of Demographic Economics / Volume 89 / Issue 2 / June 2023
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- 09 February 2022, pp. 253-281
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We compare the trajectories of families who have a child with poor neonatal health compared to those who do not, using administrative birth record data merged with longitudinal household survey data. We apply entropy balancing and weighting methods to enhance comparison between the two types of families. We find that children with poor neonatal health are more likely to be diagnosed with a disability and to receive Supplemental Security Income. Mothers who have children with poor neonatal health are more likely to reduce labor force participation at both the intensive and extensive margins when the child is young. Further, they are more likely to receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. We find no significant effects of poor neonatal health on maternal mental health or household income. Parents who have children with poor neonatal health are significantly less likely to remain married or cohabiting.
12 - Benefits and Costs of the Women's Health Targets for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
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- By Dara Lee Luca, Economist, Mathematica Policy Research, Massachusetts, USA, Johanne Helene Iversen, Medical Doctor, Advisor for Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, University of Bergen, Norway, Alyssa Shiraishi Lubet, School of Public Health, Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA, Elizabeth Mitgang, Research Specialist, Georgetown University Center on Medical Product Access, Safety, and Stewardship, Washington, DC, USA, Kristine Husøy Onarheim, University of Bergen, Norway, Klaus Prettner, Professor of Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany, David E. Bloom, Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Massachusetts, USA
- Edited by Bjorn Lomborg, Copenhagen Business School
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- Prioritizing Development
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- 30 May 2018
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- 07 June 2018, pp 244-254
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Introduction
Economists have long recognized the positive association between population health and income per capita. Traditionally, this association was viewed as reflective of a causal link from income to health. In recent years, robust evidence has been offered in support of the view that the association also reflects a reverse causal link from population health to income. However, this growing body of research has yet to identify the specific and essential role of women's health as a driver of economic growth. We believe that there are strong reasons to believe that female-specific health interventions are a sound investment for promoting economic well-being at both individual and population levels. In particular, we focus on vaccination against human papilloma virus (HPV), largely motivated by the substantial cervical cancer burden borne by women in resource-poor countries during what is often the most productive years of their lives.
Background
Cervical Cancer in a Global Context
Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women, with more than a half-million cases diagnosed and more than 200,000 deaths reported every year. The burden of cervical cancer is disproportionately high in the developing world: about 85 percent of cases occur in less-developed countries, where the disease represents the second-deadliest cancer among women (following breast cancer) (Ferlay et al., 2013). The impact of the disease is further accentuated by the young average age at death, often when women are most likely to be bearing children, raising and supporting families, and participating in the workforce (Arbyn et al., 2011). For these reasons, cervical cancer conveys potentially large negative familial and societal externalities, particularly detrimental to children of affected women.
In developed countries, adequate health system infrastructure, resources, and personnel have reduced the cervical cancer burden substantially, but fundamental challenges remain in developing countries (Gakidou, Nordhagen and Obermeyer, 2008).Virtually all cervical cancer cases are related to HPV infection, a sexually transmitted virus that can cause different types of cancer in both women and men (World Health Organization, 2007). It should be emphasized that the majority of women with HPV do not develop cervical cancer; rather, women become susceptible to developing cervical cancer following HPV infection, and other environmental factors are required for the cancer to develop.
Chapter 12 - Benefits and Costs of the Women’s Health Targets for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Edited by Bjorn Lomborg, Copenhagen Business School
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- Book:
- Prioritizing Development
- Published online:
- 30 May 2018
- Print publication:
- 07 June 2018, pp 244-254
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- Chapter
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Summary
Economists have long recognized the positive association between population health and income per capita. Traditionally, this association was viewed as reflective of a causal link from income to health. In recent years, robust evidence has been offered in support of the view that the association also reflects a reverse causal link from population health to income. However, this growing body of research has yet to identify the specific and essential role of women’s health as a driver of economic growth. We believe that there are strong reasons to believe that female-specific health interventions are a sound investment for promoting economic well-being at both individual and population levels. In particular, we focus on vaccination against human papilloma virus (HPV), largely motivated by the substantial cervical cancer burden borne by women in resource-poor countries during what is often the most productive years of their lives.