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Recessions Lower Infant Mortality Rates: An Incomplete Picture

Recessions Lower Infant Mortality Rates: An Incomplete Picture

Can the recession save children’s lives? According to economist Michael Greenstone, a decrease in global production due to the current crisis has spared the lives of “…between 257 and 451 British, between 1.104 and 1,933 American, and probably between 58,088 and 101,655 Chinese babies” through the reduction of global emissions (Economist June 2009 issue).  He [...]

America's Families Predicted What Financial Experts Failed To See

America’s Families Predicted What Financial Experts Failed To See

AP – Just before the earliest stages of the recession, there was a steep decline in the population growth of children less than a year old, newly released census figures show. Government data suggests that pregnancy began to decline months before the FICRY was even set in full swing. The numbers hint at a strange [...]

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