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The Effect of Childhood Migration on Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence from Rural-Urban Migrants in Indonesia

Resosudarmo, Budy; Suryadarma, Daniel - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011

on education attainment and some health measures. In addition, our results can rule out any negative effect on health. …

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The Consequences of Child Market Work on the Growth of Human Capital

Sim, Armand A; Suryadarma, Daniel; Suryahadi, Asep - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011

Child labor is a phenomenon that has attracted a great amount of attention and research. Theoretical propositions suggest that child labor is inefficient if it adversely affects future earning ability. This paper contributes to the literature on the effects of child market work on human capital...

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The Cost of Binge Drinking

Francesconi, Marco; James, Jonathan - CESifo - 2015

We estimate the effect of binge drinking on accident and emergency attendances, road accidents, arrests, and the number of police officers on duty using a variety of unique data from Britain and a two-sample minimum distance estimation procedure. Our estimates, which reveal sizeable effects of...

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EARNINGS EFFECTS OF HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT IN HEALTH IN COLOMBIA.

Ribero, R. - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 2000

This study considers the links between primary indicators of health and individual labor productivity in Colombia and … explores how additional public expenditures on health may improve individuals' health. Sample statistics how that illness …

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Labor Domestic Violence and Women's Health in India: Evidence from Health Survey

Pandey, Manoj K.; Singh, Prakash; Yadav, Ram Ashish - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009

This paper examines the effect of domestic violence on the health of ever-married women of reproductive age group in … India. Micro-level National Family Health Survey (NFHS-III) data for the year 2005-06 has been used in the study. We employ … disease, body mass index, under nutrition level and anemia as the measures of health and physical, emotional and sexual forms …

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On Ageing, Health and Poverty in Rural India

Pandey, Manoj K. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009

In this paper, the trend and determinants of health and poverty among the elderly in rural India is analysed. Two …-96 and 2004 while increased proportion of elderly with poor health status is continued. Results suggest that poverty is one … of the key determinants of health among elderly in rural India. …

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The Private Demand for Information and the Effects of Public Testing Programs: The Case of HIV.

Boozer, M.; Philipson, T. - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 1996

This paper provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of the impact of private HIV information on sexual activity showing how the private information provided by a public testing program would change the allocation of information generated in absence o fthe program.

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Wage and Labor Supply effects of Illness in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana : Instrumental Variable Estimates for Days Disabled

Schultz, T-P - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 1996

used to improve health? Self-reported functional activity limitation due to illness is considered as an indicator of … instrumental variable estimation approach is used where local food prices and health services instrument for disability days that …

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Worker Identity, Employment Fluctuations and Stabilization Policy

Lechthaler, Wolfgang; Snower, Dennis - CESifo - 2013

This paper provides a model of “social hysteresis,” whereby long, deep recessions demotivate workers and thereby lead them to change their work ethic. In switching from a pro-work to an anti-work identity, their incentives to seek and retain work fall and consequently their employment...

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Happiness of Economists

Feld, Lars P.; Necker, Sarah; Frey, Bruno S. - CESifo - 2014

We study the importance of economists’ professional situation toward their life satisfaction based on a unique survey of mostly academic economists. On average, economists report to be highly happy with life. Satisfaction is positively related to spending more time on doing research. The lack...

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