Working-age people with disabilities are often overlooked in discussions of the latest statistics on employment, income …, poverty, and other measures. This book reviews what current data on this population can and cannot tell us, as well as how …

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 … independent and pooled datasets. Our analysis shows that levels of consumption poverty have declined marginally between 1995 …

­roll tax and expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit for workers in all low-income households, funded by higher taxes on high-income …

age. Program children were more likely than low-income children nationally to have health insurance. Early Head Start had …Researchers examined the health status, safety, and health care of participating children and families, finding that … most children were in excellent or very good health. However, the youngest children were most vulnerable. Parental reports …

health care costs and improved care, according to this Health Affairs article by Mathematica senior fellow James Reschovsky … outweigh the costs. This study, which will also appear in the April 2015 issue of Health Affairs, was supported by the …

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

) can realise substantial health benefits not only for the company, but also for its public sector partners and communities … health care in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The extractive industries in PNG are already actively involved in health service … delivery and improving health conditions in the area within which they operate. With the prospect of major economic growth in …