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There are an estimated 1.2 billion regular smokers in the world today, approximately one third of the global population over the age of 15, and the numbers are rising (World Health Organization 2002). Studies show that many smokers still do not know that tobacco causes disease and premature...
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The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose of this series is to provide policy makers with an overview of relevant issues and...
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The note looks at tobacco from the health perspective, and at how to reduce its use, since smoking is becoming the single biggest cause of death worldwide, particularly affecting the developing countries, where most of the world's smokers live. It thus looks at the correlation between smoking...
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? Using a microeconometric model of the casual labor market in rural India, the authors find that a guaranteed wage rate …
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of India amply demonstrated their digital prowess in their response to the pandemic by building Digital Public Goods … within India has expanded exponentially. Several initiatives like the digital identity system known as Aadhaar (for unique … identification), and the Unified Payments Interface have become central to India's public service delivery architecture. The Unified …
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Karnataka, one of India's most water-scarce states, has a significant challenge. Its agricultural and economic growth …
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