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Month of birth and children's health in India
Lokshin, Michael - 2009
"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 … India. Policy interventions that affect these conditions could effectively impact the health and achievement of these …
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The consequences of child labor : evidence from longitudinal data in rural Tanzania
Beegle, Kathleen (contributor) - 2008
"This paper exploits a unique longitudinal data set from Tanzania to examine the consequences of child labor on education, employment choices, and marital status over a 10-year horizon. Shocks to crop production and rainfall are used as instrumental variables for child labor. For boys, the...
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School and work in the Eastern Caribbean : does the education system adequately prepare youth for the global economy?
Blom, Andreas - 2008
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School and Work : Does the Eastern Caribbean Education System Adequately Prepare Youth for the Global Economy
World Bank - 2012
As the global economy rapidly changes and new technologies are introduced, more highly skilled workers are required. In the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), firms struggle to fill skilled positions due to a lack of qualified candidates, while the number of unemployed low skilled...
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What's the Long-Term Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on Education?
World Bank - 2014
Cash transfers are used around the world to better encourage poor families to take advantage of educational offerings by offering financial incentives that can boost their income. The Colombia study shows that these can be an important tool not only for encouraging families to enroll their...
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Measuring health as a component of living standards
Ho, Teresa J. - 1982
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School health : a key component of education for all
Bundy, Donald A. P. (contributor) - 2011
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The human resources for health crisis in Zambia : an outcome of health worker entry, exit, and performance within the national health labor market
Herbst, Christopher H. (contributor) - 2011
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Risking your health : causes, consequences, and interventions to prevent risky behaviors
Walque, Damien de (ed.) - 2013
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Health investments and economic growth : macroeconomic evidence and microeconomic foundations
Jack, William - 2009
"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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