Title:

Estimating Infant Mortality in Colombia: Some Overdispersion Modelling Approaches

Authors:

Adrián Quintero-Sarmiento (Columbia U)
Edilberto Cepeda-Cuervo (Columbia U)
Vicente Nunez-Anton (University Basque Country)

Journal:

Journal Of Applied Statistics

Year:

2012

Volume:

39

Pages:

1011-1036

JEL codes:

C35 - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models
C46 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Specific Distributions
I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Suicide, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior
J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
O15 - Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration