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Estimating nutrition-income elasticities in sub-Saharan African:Implication on health
Ogundari, Kolawole; Ito, Shoichi; Okoruwa, Victor - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The study estimates calories, proteins and fats-income elasticities in sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Annual time series data for 43 countries covering 1975-2009 that yields a balanced panel was employed for the analysis. The nutrient-income elasticities are estimated based on the aggregate Engel...
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Rising Mortality Rate in Andhra Pradesh: Towards a demystification
Motkuri, Venkatanarayana; Mishra, Uday Shankar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
health care and Rajiv Aryogyasri (RAS), a health insurance scheme to cover the catastrophic health expenditure of BPL …
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Poverty and Health in India: A Comparative Study about Pre-Reform and Post-Reform Periods
sarvalingam, a; sivakumar, marimuthu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
paper analysis poverty and health status during pre-reforms and post-reforms periods and compare them to find out that … during which period the decrease in poverty and the increase in health status are better. For the analysis of poverty, people … living below poverty line and for health status analysis life expectancy at birth and infant mortality are used in this study. …
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Formal volunteering and self-perceived health. Causal evidence from the UK-SILC
Fiorillo, Damiano; Nappo, Nunzia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
The paper assesses the causal relationship between formal volunteering and individual health. The econometric analysis … relationship between formal volunteering and self-perceived health. …
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The Effectiveness of Public Expenditure in Portugal
Bronchi, Chiara - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003
Over the past decade, Portugal has experienced imbalances and inefficiencies in the public sector that have impeded better economic performance. Though Portugal’s total spending as a proportion of GDP is somewhat below the EU average, the rapid and uncontrolled growth of its primary current...
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The Effect of Income on Obesity among Canadian Adults
Kpelitse, Koffi-Ahoto; Devlin, Rose Anne; Sarma, Sisira - Canadian Centre for Health Economics - 2014
Health Survey, we examine the causal effect of income on adult body mass index (BMI) and obesity in Canada using an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010888402
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The Contribution of Behavior Change and Public Health to Improved U.S. Population Health
Cutler, David M.; Stewart, Susan T. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
health improvements, which we estimate at 1.82 years of quality-adjusted life. However, these were roughly offset by … health by way of behavioral improvements and public health are possible. …
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Expanding Patients' Property Rights In Their Medical Records
Baker, Laurence C.; Bundorf, Kate; Kessler, Daniel - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
Although doctors and hospitals own their patients' medical records, state and federal laws require that they provide patients with a copy at "reasonable cost." We examine the effects of state laws that cap the fees that doctors and hospitals are allowed to charge patients for a copy of their...
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Social Impact Bonds in Nonprofit Health Care: New Product or New Package?
Pauly, Mark; Swanson, Ashley - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
This note considers a relatively new form of financing for social services, the "Social Impact Bond." Proponents of Social Impact Bonds argue that they present a solution to several problems in funding social services, including performance measurement and the distribution of risk. Using a...
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One Step at a Time: The Effects of an Early Literacy Text Messaging Program for Parents of Preschoolers
York, Benjamin N.; Loeb, Susanna - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
Substantial systematic differences exist in children’s home learning experiences. The few existing parenting programs that have shown promise often are not widely accessible, either due to the demands they place on parents’ time and effort or cost. In this study, we evaluate the effects of...
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