title: Social Welfare Expenditures and Infant Mortality.
abstract: This study examines the effects of social welfare expenditures on infant mortality (deaths younger than age 1 per 1,000 live births) across 19 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries from 1980 to 2010. Data are obtained from various sources including the OECD, World Health Organization, and World Bank. The findings indicate that among three social welfare expenditure measures for families, the expenditures on family cash allowances are predicted to reduce infant mortality. However, the other two measures-the expenditures on parental and maternity leave and expenditures on family services-have no significant effects on infant mortality.
authors.affiliation: a Graduate School of Social Work, Dominican University , River Forest , Illinois , USA.
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shim
mesh_terms: D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000191:economics; D014943:Global Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D066150:Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development; D016524:Parental Leave / Q000191:economics; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000191:economics*
keywords: OECD; Welfare expenditures; cash allowances; family services; infant mortality; parental leave