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The New HIV/AIDS Program in Peru: The Role of Prioritizing and Budgeting for Results
Vargas, Veronica - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
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A Dual Model of Cooperative Value
Feldman, Barry - EconWPA - 2002
An expanded model of value in cooperative games is presented in which value has either a linear or a proportional mode … (1989, 1992) value have a linear mode and an input basis. The egalitarian value (Kalai and Samet (1985)) has a linear mode …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407563
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Promoting Quality of Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment in India
Krishnan, S; Madsen, E; Porterfield, D; Varghese, B - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
Cervical cancer screening is highly cost effective, feasible, and culturally acceptable in higher and lower income settings across the world. According to the World Health Organization and the World Economic Forum, screening for cervical cancer is an evidence-based ?best buy? prevention...
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Marketing as an entrance barrier into the fashion market
Vieira, Pedro Cosme Costa - EconWPA - 2005
In this paper I intend to model a firm decision of entrance into a profitable fashion market where fashion results from … fashion market and that ii) when incumbent firm accommodates the other firm a la Cournot there is no pure strategy Nash … equilibrium. The properties of the model seem to be in accordance with the persistence in time of fashion brands. …
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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Burkina Faso
Cortez, Rafael; Bowser, Diana; Quinlan-Davisonson, Meaghen - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
Today?s adolescents and youth face substantial physical, social, legal, and economic barriers to meeting their SRH …
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Bangladesh: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Poverty remains high at 43 percent of the population subsist on less than United States (U.S.) $1.25 per day (2010). Bangladesh achieved several millennium development goal (MDG) targets in education, health, and poverty...
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Maldives: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Maldives, a middle income country, is on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while gender gap requires attention. Maldives has made great progress in improving maternal health and has achieved MDG. The total fertility rate has declined to 2.3 in 2012. Contraceptive use...
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India: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
India is the third largest economy and has the second largest population in the world. It achieved millennium development goal (MDG) on poverty reduction; however, gender inequality still persists. Maternal mortality rate is 190 deaths per 100,000 live births, representing a 65 percent decline...
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Sri Lanka: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Sri Lanka is an island nation with a population of 20 million. In 2012, per capita income was US $2,923. From 2003 to 2012, the economy grew at 6.4 percent annually. Post-conflict, growth increased to 8 percent in May 2009. The private sector drove growth together with public reconstruction in...
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Nepal: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Nepal has made a remarkable progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially in extreme poverty and education. Nepal has achieved MDG 5 but only one in three births is attended by skilled medical personnel. Disparities exist in access to maternal care by residence and...
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