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The twin effects of globalization
Daveri, Francesco - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523283
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Who benefits from labor market regulations? : / Chile 1960-1998
Montenegro, Claudio - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523294
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Capitalizing on the demographic transition : tackling noncommunicable diseases in South Asia
Engelgau, Michael Maurice (contributor) - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393639
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Economic implications of chronic illness and disability in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
Mete, Cem (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521434
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Public policy and the challenge of chronic noncommunicable diseases
Adeyi, Olusoji - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521868
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Disease and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Jamison, Dean T. (contributor) - 2006 - 2nd ed
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522331
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Health shocks in China : are the poor and uninsured less protected ?
Lindelow, Magnus - 2005
"Health shocks have been shown to have important economic consequences in industrial countries. Less is known about how health shocks affect income, consumption, labor market outcomes, and medical expenditures in middle- and low-income countries. The authors explore these issues in China. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522460
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The economic consequences of health shocks
Wagstaff, Adam - 2005
"While there is a great deal of anecdotal evidence on the economic effects of adverse health shocks, there is relatively little hard empirical evidence. The author builds on recent empirical work to explore in the context of postreform Vietnam two related issues: (1) how far household income and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522556
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Brazil : Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil
World Bank - 2012
Non-communicable diseases account for a large and growing share of Brazil's burden of disease. Currently, about 66 … percent of the disease burden in Brazil is due to non-communicable diseases, compared to 24 percent from communicable diseases … health care, changing lifestyles, and globalization. Most of this disease burden i s not an inevitable result of a modern …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553534
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Dying Too Young : Addressing Premature Mortality and Ill Health Due to Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries in the Russian Federation
World Bank - 2012
The poor health status of Russia's economically active adult population-its human capital-is imperiling sustainable economic and social development. What factors contribute to the excessive mortality, ill health, and disability in Russia, particularly among working-age adults? What are the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553568