Workshop on Economics of Maternal and Infant Outcomes

This workshop brings together leading researchers to explore the intersection of economic policy and health during the critical periods of pregnancy and early childhood. The program features a series of expert talks, including analyses of how cash transfer programs influence child health, the effects of air pollution on maternal and child well-being, and the economic evaluation of interventions in perinatal health.

Through these sessions, the workshop aims to deepen understanding of the economic determinants of maternal and infant outcomes and inform effective, evidence-based policy solutions.

Programme

• 10-10.15am: Registration and coffee
• 10.15-10.30am: Welcome and Introduction of participants
• 10.30am-12pm: Session I – Transfers and child health. Chair: Bansi Malde.
  • Christine Ho (Singapore Management University & LSE): “Early or Late? The Timing of Universal Cash Transfers and Infant Health”
  • Melanie Luhrman (RHUL): “Nutritional impacts of targeted food vouchers in early life”
• 12-1pm: Lunch break
• 1-2.30pm: Session II – Air Pollution and Health. Chair: Victoria Serra-Sastre.
  • Eric Schneider (LSE): “Atmospheric Pollution and Child Health in Historical London, 1892-1919".
  • Eleonora Fichera (University of Bath): “The impact of Low Emission Zones on maternal and child health outcomes”
• 2.30-3pm: Coffee break
• 3-4.30pm: Session III – Interventions in perinatal care. Chair: Agne Suziedelyte.
  • Climent Quintana-Domeque (University of Exeter): “The Effect of the Centers for Normal Childbirth on Primary and Repeated Caesarean Sections in Brazil”.
  • Antonella Bancalari (IFS): “Using Subsidies to Enhance Access to Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Remote Villages”
• 4.30-5pm: Open discussion and final remarks
• 5-7pm: Networking drinks