development economics

Reply to Giglio and Roy: Aggregate infant mortality estimates robust to choice of burned area product

Global Biomass Fires and Infant Mortality

Global outdoor biomass burning is a major contributor to air pollution, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Recent years have witnessed substantial changes in the extent of biomass burning, including large declines in Africa. However, …

The Impact of Cleft Lip/Palate and Surgical Intervention on Adolescent Life Outcomes

Cleft lip/palate (CLP) is a congenital orofacial anomaly appearing in approximately one in 700 births worldwide. While in high-income countries CLP is normally addressed surgically during infancy, in developing countries CLP is often left unoperated, …

Impact of Cleft Lip/Palate and CLP Reparative Surgeries On the Social Integration of Adolescent Patients in India

Cleft Lip/Palate, a congenital orofacial anomaly, carries an incidence rate of approximately 1 in every 1000 births. In addition to the stigma associated with the condition, the varying levels of cleft severity might result in lower life outcomes …