institutions, they are more conducive than non-democratic alternatives to the growth of per capita income, which is an important … elements of human development, longevity and knowledge - democracy has a positive effect on indicators of education and health …

This study examines ethnic based differences in economic and health status. We combine existing literature with our … analysis of data from the Canadian Census and National Population Health Survey. If a given sub-topic is well researched, we …-differentiated. Yet recent immigrants, especially from Asia, are advantaged in health outcomes compared to Canadian-born persons – the …

Income Dynamics, we study the health transitions for those who were in good health in the first year, focussing especially on … income and education. The initial good health restriction removes from the sample those whose incomes may have been affected … -- that changes in health status over the subsequent two years are related in particular to income and education. …

Income Dynamics, we study the health transitions for those who were in good health in the first year, focussing especially on … income and education. The initial good health restriction removes from the sample those whose incomes may have been affected … that changes in health status over the subsequent two years are related in particular to income and education. …

unhealthy nutrients from the reforms, making the net health effects difficult to evaluate. Seniors and couples without children … affects the health of families with children, who often overconsume these nutrients. …

we argue that health improvements do not have to wait for national income to rise. Many countries have experienced large … health gains without prior income gains, and in countries not affected by HIV/AIDS the last 40 years have largely been a …Health is a key component of the human development index. This paper looks at how health is measured, how the level of …

going back to the beginning of the 20th century several basic facts about the relationship between national income and life … national income and life expectancy will not persist, particularly over the ranges of income of primary interest to the Human … existing “puzzles” come from using either very short time-horizons or very small moves in income per capita when the Preston …

Little comparative research exists on health experiences and conditions of minority groups in Canada and the United … article explores race and immigrant disparities in health and health care access across the two countries. The study focus was … on middle and old age given the change and increasing diversity in health and health care policy, such as Medicare …