economic slowdowns are good for health. In contrast, at least overweight increases during slumps. …

overwhelmingly support the conclusions reported for the USA, according to which temporary economic slowdowns are good for health. In …

time path of human longevity. …

A number of recent studies have illustrated the link between health and growth (Gallup and Sachs 2000, McCarthy et al …. 2000, Bhargava et al. 2000). This paper argues that a key mechanism through which health affects growth is via total factor … particular attention to three indicators of health that are particularly problematic in developing regions: malnutrition, malaria …

Good health is a crucial part of well-being but spending on health can be justified on economic grounds. The goal of … reducing poverty provides a different but equally powerful case for health investments. However, if policymakers are to … accelerate the substantial health gains of recent decades, especially for the poor in African countries such as Nigeria, the …

in the probit model the fact that the economy is already in a state of recession must be controlled for. The results of …

also assesses the performances of different and complementary “recession models” based on Markovian processes : the “Pooled … reading of the business cycle through, a favored recession model and concludes about leading and “real time detection …

that longevity and health have had a minor effect, if any, on the transition from stagnation to growth via investment in …This article challenges conventional wisdom by arguing that greater longevity cannot explain the significant … accumulation of human capital during the transition from stagnation to growth. This is because greater longevity raises children …