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Diabetes and depression comorbidity and socio-economic status in low and middle income countries (LMICs): a mapping of the evidence

Leone, Tiziana; Coast, Ernestina; Narayanan, Shilpa; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

Non-communicable diseases account for more than 50% of deaths in adults aged 15–59 years in most low income countries. Depression and diabetes carry an enormous public health burden, making the identification of risk factors for these disorders an important strategy. While socio-economic...

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Selectivity and the gender wage gap decomposition in the presence of a joint decision process

Schafgans, Marcia M. A.; Stelcnery, Morton - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

In this paper we revisit the gender decomposition of wages in the presence of selection bias. We show that when labor … participation decision also highlights the importance of using data on both spouses for the analysis of the gender wage gap. Taking …. We analyze its potential impact by analyzing the gender earnings differential using Canadian census data. …

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Social relationships and postpartum depression in South Asia: a systematic review

Jones, Eleri; Coast, Ernestina - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

Background: Evidence suggests a much higher prevalence of postpartum depression in South Asia than in ‘western’ contexts. Aim: To conduct a rapid systematic review of evidence on the association between social relationships and postpartum depression in South Asia. Methods: Five databases...

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Vertical transmission of overweight: evidence from English adoptees

Costa-Font, Joan; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia; Le Grand, Julian - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015

We examine the vertical transmission of overweight drawing upon a sample of English children, both adopted and non-adopted, and their families. Our results suggest strong evidence of an intergenerational association of overweight among adoptees, indicating transmission through cultural factors....

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Female labor supply and divorce: new evidence from Ireland

Bargain, Olivier; González, Libertad; Keane, Claire; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

If participation in the labor market helps to secure women’s outside options in the case of divorce/separation, an increase in the perceived risk of marital dissolution may accelerate the increase in female labor supply. This simple prediction has been tested in the literature using time...

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Modelling vulnerability in the UK

Bandyopadhyay, Sanghamitra; Cowell, Frank - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

In this paper we examine the concept of "vulnerability" (Townsend 1994) within the context of income mobility of the poor. We test for the dynamics of vulnerable households in the UK using Waves 1 - 12 of the British Household Panel Survey and find that, of three different types of risks that we...

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Mixed dominance: a new criterion for poverty analysis

Howes, Stephen - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1993

The second-order stochastic dominance criterion for inequality analysis introduced by Atkinson (1970) covers nearly all well-known inequality indices. The same cannot be said, in respect of poverty indices, for the second-order stochastic dominance criterion for poverty analysis introduced by...

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Sustainability and well-being indicators

Neumayer, Eric - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

This paper provides a review and critical discussion of indicators, which attempt to combine the measurement of sustainability with that of well-being. It starts with some commonly agreed definitions of sustainability, showing how most well-being indicators tell us little if anything at all...

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Static and dynamic poverty in Spain, 1993-2000

Barcena, E; Cowell, Frank - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

We focus on the statics and dynamics of poverty in Spain using data from the first eight waves of the European Community Household Panel from 1994 to 2001, a period not sufficiently covered by recent literature. The results confirm the pattern of poverty changes noted by other authors for the...

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Socio-economic status and child behaviour: evidence from a contemporary UK cohort

Propper, Carol; Rigg, John A. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

This paper examines whether and how socio-economic status is associated with children’s behavioural development in today’s children. Using a large cohort of English children born in the early 1990s we find significant social inequalities in several dimensions of child behaviour at age 7. We...

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