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Education and health knowledge: evidence from UK compulsory schooling reforms
Johnston, David W.; Lordan, Grace; Shields, Michael A.; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
We investigate if there is a causal link between education and health knowledge using data from the 1984/85 and 1991 …/92 waves of the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS). Uniquely, the survey asks respondents what they think are the main … causes of ten common health conditions, and we compare these answers to those given by medical professionals to form an index …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126452
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Poverty and postnatal depression: a systematic mapping of the evidence from low and lower middle income countries
Coast, Ernestina; Leone, Tiziana; Hirose, Atsumi; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
This study systematically maps, assesses and aggregates research relating to postnatal depression (PND) and poverty in low and lower middle income countries (LLMICs). Our search of 12 databases yielded 2202 articles, of which 47 items from 17 countries were included in our mapping. We highlight...
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Reframing applied disease stigma research: a multilevel analysis of diabetes stigma in Ghana
de-Graft Aikins, Ama - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
of shared responses to long-term illness in communities constantly negotiating financial, health and psychological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071358
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Long-term health effects on the next generation of Ramadan fasting during pregnancy
van Ewijk, Reyn - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
suggests that this may have negative long-term health effects on their offspring. Building upon the work of Almond and Mazumder …’s pregnancy have a poorer general health and are sick more often than people who were not exposed. This effect is especially … pronounced among older people, who, when exposed, also report health problems more often that are indicative of coronary heart …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746478
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The influence of neighbourhood effects on education decisions in a nationally funded education system : the case of Australia
Overman, Henry G.; Heath, Alex - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000
Empirical papers studying the effects of neighbourhood characteristics on socio-economic variables have predominantly used US data. We argue that the local nature of the US schooling system means that neighbourhood effects on education decisions may act through fiscal or social channels. We use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884514
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Neighbourhood effects in small neighbourhoods
Overman, Henry G. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
This paper uses data on a sample of Australian teenagers to test for neighbourhood effects on school dropout rates. The data allows us to test for neighbourhood effects at two different spatial scales. We find that educational composition of the larger neighbourhood can influence the dropout...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744881
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Employment after motherhood: a European comparison
Gutiérrez-Domènech, Maria - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
There is theoretical evidence that economic and family policies have an important impact on mother''s employment. The aim of this article is to study empirically the women''s transitions from employment to non-employment after they have their first birth in Belgium, West-Germany, Italy, Spain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744883
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The long-run labour market consequences of teenage motherhood in Britain
Chevalier, Arnaud; Viitanen, Tarja K. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
Common wisdom states that teenage childbearing reduces schooling, labour market experience and adult wages. However, the decisions to be a teenage mother, to quit school, and be less attached to the labour market might all stem from some personal or family characteristics. Using the National...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745202
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The impact of school context: what headteachers say
Lupton, Ruth; Thrupp, Martin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
This paper reports the accounts of fifteen headteachers of primary schools in one local authority in the South East of England, including headteachers of schools that are amongst the most advantaged five per cent of schools in England and those amongst the most disadvantaged twenty per cent. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745298
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School quality, child wellbeing and parents' satisfaction
Gibbons, Stephen; Silva, Olmo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
Researchers in economics of education usually assume that parents choose schools for their high academic performance, with some support from revealed preference evidence based on local house prices. However, anecdotal evidence and common sense suggest that school quality is not one-dimensional...
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