Do precarious female employment and political autonomy affect the under-5 mortality rate? Evidence from 166 countries.

ABSTRACT: The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were designed to benefit the globalized world by safeguarding economic and environmental resources necessary for quality health and well-being and moderate growth and development. The study focused specifically on SDG-3 (good health and well-being), SDG-5 (gender equality), and SDG-8 (decent work and economic growth) to identify the most significant influencing factors that can affect the under-5 mortality rate in a large cross-section of 166 countries. The research used three different regression apparatuses to produce consistent and unbiased estimates: cross-sectional, robust least squares, and quantile regression approaches. Additionally, the innovation accounting matrix technique examines the intertemporal relationships between t

SUBMITTER: Sasmoko 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9236242 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature