DOES BETTER INCOME DISTRIBUTION REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY? THE CASE OF TURKEY

While the linkage between economic conditions and health indicators is largely discussed previously, much less known about how income inequality affects infant mortality rates (IMR) in Turkey. Using a city-level data from 2014 to 2019 estimates impact of socio-economic factors on rates. To identify what are associated with IMRs, ordered probit, random effect, fixed effect approaches used. An endogeneity problem IMRs independent variables which related medical predicted. tackle down problem, an instrumental variable approach The estimation results show that important factor has mortalities. confirm there inverse association service availability