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, there is limited evidence on the consequences of child labor on socioeconomic outcomes such as education, wages, and health … (young) adults who worked as children. The authors find no significant effects on health. Over a longer horizon, they …
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"The authors use data from three waves of the India National Family Health Survey to explore the relationship between … the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon … variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in …
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"This paper reviews the correlations and potential links between health and economic growth and summarizes the evidence … on the role of government in improving health status. At the macroeconomic level, the evidence of an impact of health on … growth remains ambiguous due both to difficulties in measuring health, and to the methodological challenges of identifying …
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health and education. One hypothesis for this variability is the resilience of the extended family network in some countries …
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"Aid to developing countries has largely neglected the population-wide health services that are core to communicable …'s exposure to disease through measures such as implementing health and sanitary regulations. They complement the clinical … coherent public health regulations in countries where donors have long been active, facilitating the spread of diseases such as …
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with the economic models of child health, it explores the relationship between altitude and child health within a … effect of hypoxia on growth could be compensated by other favorable health and environmental conditions. "--World Bank web …
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"Can self-assessed health be relied on to identify the true socioeconomic gradients in health status? The self …-assessed health of Russian adults in 2002 shows remarkably little gradient with respect to economic welfare. The authors document this … finding and assess its robustness to the assumptions routinely made in measuring health and welfare. They find that the …
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"In this paper, the authors have assessed the incidence and determinants of pesticide poisoning among rice farmers in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Blood cholinesterase tests suggest that the incidence of poisoning from exposure to organophosphates and carbamates is quite high in Vietnam. Using the...
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"The authors investigate the impact of international migration on child health outcomes in rural Mexico using a … migration may affect health outcomes and find evidence that migration raises health knowledge in addition to the direct effect … on wealth. However they also find that preventative health care, such as breastfeeding and vaccinations, is less likely …
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"The authors examine the effects of the introduction of Vietnam's health insurance (VHI) program on health outcomes … that households hold back their consumption considerably if, through lack of health insurance, they are exposed to the risk …, health care utilization, and non-medical household consumption. The use of panel data collected before and after the …
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