Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/248583 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Working Paper Series No. 2020-16
Publisher: 
University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), Colchester
Abstract: 
Using the expansion of a large-scale health insurance program in Mexico and variation in local rainfall levels, I estimate whether the program-induced increase in healthcare coverage protected the educational attainment of primary school children in the event of adverse climatic shocks. Results show that the universalization of healthcare mitigated the negative effect of atypical rainfall on test scores, particularly in more marginalized and rural areas. An analysis of the mechanisms at play shows a reduced incidence of sickness among children, lower demand for their time, and higher stability in household consumption among program-eligible families exposed to rainfall shocks.
Subjects: 
climate resilience
academic achievement
health insurance
Seguro Popular
Mexico
JEL: 
I13
I15
I25
O12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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