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rates. Further, the S&P 500 market seems to be well integrated, and the NASDAQ is generally (but not always) integrated. The …
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assets traded on a given market share the same EMRS. The technique is also powerful enough to reject integration between the …
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Kilauea volcano is the largest stationary source of SO2 pollution in the United States of America. Moreover, the SO2 that the volcano emits eventually forms particulate matter, another major pollutant. We use this exogenous source of pollution variation to estimate the impact of particulate...
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We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health-education gradient by distinguishing between short … behaviors in the health production function. Focusing on self-reported poor health as our health outcome, we find that education … has a protective effect for European males and females aged 50+. We also find that the mediating effects of health …
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Increases in human stature are seen as a key indicator of improvement in the average health of populations. The … increased by 11cm--representing a dramatic improvement in health. Interestingly, there was a distinct acceleration in the period … and falling family size had more modest effects. Improvements in health care are hard to identify and the effects of the …
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positive long-term labour market effects in terms of earnings and wages, as well as positive effects on health and subjective …This microeconometric study analyzes the effects of individual leisure sports participation on long-term labour market … variables, on socio-demographic as well as on health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based on individual …
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Both Western and Soviet estimates of GNP growth in the USSR indicate that GNP per capita grew in every decade - sometimes rapidly - from 1928 to 1985. While this measure suggests that the standard of living improved in the USSR throughout this period, it is unclear whether this economic growth...
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Assessments of the changing pattern of health in the present century are made on the basis of very limited evidence … morbidity data is strongly influenced by revailing assumptions about health care; these in turn reflect economic pressures …. Critical assessment of morbidity data casts doubt on the appropriateness and efficiency of health and welfare services …
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also casts doubts on recent findings about a positive effect of health on education. This is because health raises the … that longevity and health have had a minor effect, if any, on the transition from stagnation to growth via investment in …
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the causes and effects of long-term changes in the health of the European populations. The paper surveys methods which had …
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