Determining the causality between health measures and both income and labor productivity remains an ongoing challenge … the link between health investments and agricultural productivity. The evidence from some micro-level studies suggests … that inexpensive health interventions can have a very large impact on labor productivity. The macro-level evidence at the …

efficiency and poverty reduction. Overall, regression results confirm the negative impact of health impediment on farmers …' agricultural efficiency. Simulation results show that improving farmers' agricultural efficiency by investing in farmers' health …"The A stochastic frontier production function is used to estimate agricultural efficiency index. Then, controlling for …

social cohesion and economic growth, investment and innovation capacity, governmental effectiveness, the quality of public … of welfare in Latin America. The paper defines the concept of social cohesion with reference to the notions of social … entrenched inequality interfere with cohesion. The paper develops and introduces an exploratory index of cohesion structured …

extreme poverty and hunger 2. Achieve universal primary education 3. Promote gender equality and empower women 4. Reduce child … mortality 5. Improve maternal health 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases 7. Ensure environmental sustainability 8 …

farmers to supply higher value produce for emerging growth markets such as multinational supermarket chains and fast food … these outlets offers both higher income and improved business relations for farmers, but accessing these markets also …

Sri Lanka—very differently given their diversity in terms of size, income, and structure of trade and protection. Using … equilibrium global model, this study examines the effects of SAFTA on trade and net income in the region. The magnitude of the …. Exempting sensitive products from the agreement limits gains from trade for the lower-middle-income members of SAFTA but may be …

the long run (one to five years) higher food prices reduce poverty and inequality. The magnitudes of these effects vary …

-level income functions. The accepted practice in the literature is to use the education level of the household head. This paper …This paper aims to answer how best to model education attainment, which is an individual-level variable, in household … compares the head-of-household model to three competing models and concludes that the maximum or average level of education in …

will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the natural resources needed to produce food, and climate …