Gender Patterns in Vietnam's Child Mortality

Thong Le Pham, Peter Kooreman (peterkooreman@hotmail.com), Ruud Koning and Doede Wiersma
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Thong Le Pham: Cantho University
Peter Kooreman: Tilburg University
Doede Wiersma: University of Groningen

No 5741, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We analyze child mortality in Vietnam focusing on gender aspects. Contrary to several other countries in the region, mortality rates for boys are substantially larger than for girls. A large rural-urban mortality difference exists, but much more so for boys than for girls. A higher education level of the mother reduces mortality risk, but the effect is stronger for girls than for boys.

Keywords: frailty model; child mortality; gender differences; hazard rate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C13 C31 C35 C41 I12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2011-05
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Published - published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 26 (1), 303-322

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