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Mortality And Conflict In The Developing World, Stephen Partin Jan 2016

Mortality And Conflict In The Developing World, Stephen Partin

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To varying extents, the world one is born into does not provide equal opportunities. This study measures the extent to which survivability across the developing world is affected by factors outside of the health and lifestyle choices one can make: industry, foreign markets, conflict, and the demographics around them. These variables are tested for a balanced panel of 102 countries over 7 years, allowing country-specific factors to be controlled.