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Emily Smith-Greenaway

Department of Sociology and Spatial Sciences, University of Southern California, US • Personal webpage • smithgre(AT)usc.edu.
Health and mortality

Violence begets violence. Evidence from the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970)

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 Yingyi Lin and Emily Smith-Greenaway
Gender issues, nigeria, Women

Women exposed to war are known to be at higher risk of intimate partner violence, but is this simply because their husbands, too, endured war? Studying the Nigerian Civil War … Read more

Fertility and reproduction

Unpacking the mortality-fertility link in Malawi: the role of unintended fertility

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Emily Smith-Greenaway, Sara Yeatman and Abdallah Chilungo
Africa, Fertility, Mortality

Current explanations on the link between mortality and fertility imply that mortality exposure increases fertility desires. Conversely, Emily Smith-Greenaway, Sara Yeatman, and Abdallah Chilungo find that, in Malawi, increased mortality … Read more

Health and mortality

The child health benefits of parents’ education in diverse African families

March 12, 2021June 22, 2020 Emily Smith-Greenaway
Africa, Children, Family, Health

Does union status affect the intergenerational transmission of advantage? Using data from 30 African countries, Emily Smith-Greenaway examines whether the health advantages associated with parents’ education are comparable for childrenwith … Read more

Fertility and reproduction

Recent trends in premarital fertility in sub-Saharan Africa

March 6, 2021July 3, 2017 Shelley Clark, Alissa Koski and Emily Smith-Greenaway
Africa, Mortality, Youth

Age at first marriage has been rising throughout sub-Saharan Africa for more than twenty-five years. The median age at first marriage has increased by an average of 1-2 years across … Read more

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