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Workfare and infant health: evidence from India's public works program
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posted on 2023-06-09, 16:21 authored by Amalavoyal ChariAmalavoyal Chari, Peter Glick, Edward Okeke, Sinduja V SrinivasanThis paper examines the relationship between maternal employment and infant health in the context of a large workfare program that explicitly prioritizes female participation, India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Using multiple estimation strategies including a triple difference strategy that exploits a discontinuity in program eligibility at age 18, we find that the program had negative impacts on newborn infant survival, increasing newborn mortality among women who were eligible to participate in the program.
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Journal of Development EconomicsISSN
0304-3878Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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138Page range
116-134Department affiliated with
- Economics Publications
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2019-01-03First Open Access (FOA) Date
2021-01-04First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2018-12-25Usage metrics
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