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Lefgren, Lars - 2014

formalize this cognitive bias in a simple model of distorted Bayesian updating. We then examine strategy changes made by … professional basketball coaches. We find they are more likely to revise their strategy after a loss than a win — even for narrow … losses, which are uninformative about team effectiveness. This increased strategy revision following a loss occurs even when …

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Youth Risk Behaviours as Barriers for Human (Health) Capital Accumulation

Gutierrez, Juan-Pablo - 2012

One key element for development is the accumulation of appropriate levels of human capital, of which health capital is an essential component. Social programmes seeking to increase human capital, such as CCT programmes, aim to incentivise investments in health, nutrition and education, assuming...

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Social Expenditure and Economic Growth in Gujarat- Econometric Exploration

Soni, Dhaval; Jariwala, Vijay - 2019

Increase in health and educational expenditure has an immense impact on the socio-economic conditions in any country at large and state at regional level. There is no definite agreement as to whether the rising health and educational expenditure are causally affecting to economic growth. This...

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Technology & Environment : Some Possible Damaging Effects of Technological Change in Advanced and Opulent Societies

Coccia, Mario - 2015

An interesting problem is the analysis of effects of the predominant impact of technological change on the health of societies. This study considers technological change as the human activity that generates a huge impact on societies and causes environmental disorders affecting the health of...

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Life Expectancy and Mother-Baby Interventions

Bhalotra, Sonia; Karlsson, Martin; Nilsson, Therese - 2015

This paper investigates the potential of an infant intervention to improve life expectancy, contributing to emerging interest in the early life origins of chronic disease. We analyse a pioneering program trialled in Sweden in the 1930s, which provided information, support and monitoring of...

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La Regulación de la Lactancia Materna en México (Breastfeeding Regulation in México)

Cobo, Fernanda - 2015

Spanish Abstract: La presente investigación estudia el marco jurídico nacional e internacional de la lactancia materna aplicable en México. Asimismo, describe brevemente la problemática de las bajas tasas de lactancia y la importancia del derecho como una herramienta que contribuye a la...

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Mutual Biological Social Evolution, Genetic Diversity and Social Change : The Case of Alcohol and European Colonization

Shcherbak, Andrey - 2014

The research project aims to find link between genetic diversity and social change. Although some studies associate certain genes with prosocial behavior, it is hardly to say that any genetic polymorphisms are responsible for social change. We assume that some existing differences in particular...

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Why Advertising Safety Isn’t Safe? Reminder Effect and Consumers’ Responses to Product Quality Information

Ma, Juan - 2017

Many countries regulate the quality of food and drugs, yet it remains unclear whether markets can be relied upon to deliver high quality in the absence of regulation, notably where companies can advertise the superior quality of their products. We present evidence from two field experiments in...

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Strategic Investment and Resource Allocation Model (SIRAM) : Preventing and Managing Preventable Chronic Diseases in NT Australia

Arjunan, Kannapiran - 2017

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Conspicuous Leisure, Time Allocation, and Obesity Kuznets Curves

Mathieu-Bolh, Nathalie; Wendner, Ronald - 2021

We build a theoretical model to explain the complex patterns of income and obesity, accounting for changes in behavior related to exercise. We combine the theory of time allocation with the theory of conspicuous leisure in a growth model, assuming that consumption expenditures connected to...

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