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Price Elasticity Estimates for Tobacco and Other Addictive Goods in India
John, Rijo M - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
bidis, leaf tobacco and alcohol having elasticities close to unity, cigarettes being the least price elastic of all. As …The tax base of tobacco in India is found to be heavily depended on about fifteen per cent of the tobacco users who … represent cigarettes smokers. Non-cigarette tobacco products used by the majority of tobacco users are largely out of the tax …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365390
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Understanding the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Child and Maternal Health among the Poor : Opportunities for South Asia
Cader, Azra Abdul; Perera, Lakwimashi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The economic crisis hit many countries in 2007 and the effects are still being felt, especially in poorer developing nations. Much of the debate surrounding the economic crisis and its impacts has focused on the financial and economic aspects—import/export impacts, economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653162
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Understanding the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Child and Maternal Health among the Poor : Opportunities for South Asia
Cader, Azra Abdul; Perera, Lakwimashi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The economic crisis hit many countries in 2007 and the effects are still being felt, especially in poorer developing nations. Much of the debate surrounding the economic crisis and its impacts has focused on the financial and economic aspects—import/export impacts, economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653179
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Understanding the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Child and Maternal Health among the Poor : Opportunities for South Asia
Cader, Azra Abdul; Perera, Lakwimashi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The economic crisis hit many countries in 2007 and the effects are still being felt, especially in poorer developing nations. Much of the debate surrounding the economic crisis and its impacts has focused on the financial and economic aspects—import/export impacts, economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653185
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Challenges in Health Services Trade : Philippine Case
Dacanay, Jovi C.; Rodolfo, Maria Cherry Lyn S. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
There is a growing emphasis on the role of trade in health services (telehealth, health tourism and retirement, investments and deployment of medical professionals) in easing fiscal constraints, generating jobs and income, improving infrastructure and financing, and upgrading the capacities of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363424
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India’s Trade in Drugs and Pharmaceuticals : Emerging Trends, Opportunities and Challenges
Joseph, Reji K - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
It was argued in the context economic reforms in pharmaceuticals sector, particularly in the context of changing patent regime, that growth in exports would be restricted, imports would get a fillip and balance of trade would be adversely affected. The paper looks into the recent experience in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363431
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The Effects of Parental Death and Chronic Poverty on Children’s Education and Health : Evidence from Indonesia
Suryadarma, Daniel; Pakpahan, Yus Medina; Suryahadi, Asep - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Using a sufficiently long-spanning longitudinal dataset, we estimate the short and long term effects of maternal and paternal death on childrens school enrollment, educational attainment, and health in Indonesia, then compare them to the effect of chronic poverty. We also investigate whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363492
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The Effects of Parental Death and Chronic Poverty on Children’s Education and Health : Evidence from Indonesia
Suryadarma, Daniel; Pakpahan, Yus Medina; Suryahadi, Asep - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Using a sufficiently long-spanning longitudinal dataset, we estimate the short and long term effects of maternal and paternal death on childrens school enrollment, educational attainment, and health in Indonesia, then compare them to the effect of chronic poverty. We also investigate whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363555
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SES Health Gradients during the Epidemiological Transition : The Case of China
Lei, Xiaoyan; Yin, Nina; Zhao, Yaohui - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The epidemiological transition, which has already passed the developed world, is still progressing in many developing countries. A particular problem associated with this transition is the under-diagnosis and lack of treatment of chronic diseases, and these may exhibit SES gradients and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363620
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Making Services Work for the Poor in Indonesia : A Report on Health Financing Mechanisms in Kabupaten East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara : A Case Study
Arifianto, Alex; Marianti, Ruly; Budiyati, Sri; Tan, Ellen - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
Kabupaten Sumba Timur is one of 29 kabupaten/kota that were included in the test piloting of the JPK-Gakin program. Since 2003, the local health agency (Bapel) has been quite successful in managing this program. The program that is funded by the government from fuel subsidy allocations has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363630