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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY WORKING PAPER INFANT MORTALITY DURING ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS AND RECOVERY Ronald Mendoza Nicholas Rees OCTOBER 2009 UNICEF POLICY AND PRACTICE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY WORKING PAPER INFANT MORTALITY DURING ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS AND RECOVERY Ronald U. Mendoza Nicholas Rees Economist Consultant Division of Policy and Practice Division of Policy and Practice Social and Economic Analysis Unit Policy Advocacy Unit UNICEF UNICEF OCTOBER 2009 UNICEF POLICY AND PRACTICE Infant Mortality during Economic Downturns and Recovery © United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge Management, Division of Policy and Practice, New York, 2009 Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge Management, Division of Policy and Practice UNICEF 3 UN Plaza, NY, NY 10017 October 2009 This is a working document. It has been prepared to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and to stimulate discussion. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the policies or views of UNICEF. This paper has been prepared as part of the FACIT Project which undertakes policy research on the impact of economic crises and aggregate shocks on children as well as the policy responses to help protect them. The text has not been edited to official publication standards and UNICEF accepts no responsibility for errors. The designations in this publication do not imply an opinion on legal status of any co