Maternal and Infant Health Inequality: New Evidence from Linked Administrative Data
利用加州所有出生人口的关联行政数据，发现高收入母婴的出生和患病情况更差，但死亡率更低；种族差异远超收入差异，且收入增加不能缩小种族健康差距；与瑞典对比显示加州各收入水平的母婴健康均更差。
Abstract We use linked administrative data on the universe of California births to provide novel evidence on economic inequality in infant and maternal health. Infants and mothers at the top of the income distribution have worse birth and morbidity outcomes than their lowest-income counterparts, but are nevertheless the least likely to die in the year following birth. Racial disparities swamp these income disparities, with no racial convergence in health outcomes as income rises. A comparison with Sweden shows that infant and maternal health is worse in California at virtually all income levels.