Innocenti Working Papers Causal impacts of government social expenditure on infant mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean: New evidence from 1990–2017 data AUTHOR(S) Alessandro Carraro Published: 2021 Innocenti Working Papers Does governments’ social spending reduce infant mortality? If so, what are the causal mechanisms behind this effect? Using evidence from 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (1990 to 2017), this paper examines various influences – including decreased income inequality and dependence on natural resources – to determine if and how increased public expenditure in the social sector is causally linked with reduced infant mortality. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 44 | Thematic area: Social protection | Tags: caribbean, income distribution, infant mortality, infant mortality rate, latin america, natural resources, social expenditure × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Alessandro Carraro 2021 Causal impacts of government social expenditure on infant mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean: New evidence from 1990–2017 data. , pp. 44.