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Extended Families and Child Well-being
LaFave, Daniel; Thomas, Duncan - eSocialSciences - 2014
income and wealth from both coresident and non co-resident family members. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011026234
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Measures of Inflation in India: Issues and Perspectives
Mohanty, Deepak - eSocialSciences - 2010
discussion with some thoughts on the way forward. [Speech at the Conference of Indian Association for Research in National Income … and Wealth (IARNIW)]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008513093
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A Case-Control Study to Assess the Relationship Between Poverty and Visual Impairment from Cataract in Kenya, Philippines and Bangladesh
Kuper, Hannah; Polack, Sarah; Eusebio, Cristina; … - eSocialSciences - 2008
better eye). Household expenditure was assessed through the collection of detailed consumption data, and asset ownership and … self-rated wealth were also measured. In total, 596 cases and 535 controls were included in these analyses (Kenya 142 cases …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699041
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Growth and Redistribution: Is there 'Trickle Down' Effect in the Philippines?
Parel, Danileen Kristel C - eSocialSciences - 2014
The aim of this research is to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether … the household, (2) access to infrastructure, (3) changes in rice prices, (4) peace situation, and (5) initial household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945338
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Food Consumption and Nutritional Status in India: Emerging Trends and Perspectives
R, Radhakrishna - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper reviews the trends over three decades in the consumption of cereals, calories and micronutrients and nutritional status based on anthropometric measures using the data sets of NSS, NNMB and NFHS. It provides an explanation for the slow growth of nutrient intake and slow reduction in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077863
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Women’s Economic Empowerment as the “Magic Potion†of Development?
Blumberg, Rae Lesser - eSocialSciences - 2008
Boosting women’s relative control of income and other economic resources has so many consequences that positively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696027
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Changes in Poverty Profile in China
Shi, Li - eSocialSciences - 2008
sets from Household Income Surverys of 1988 and 1995, the author examines poverty distribution among various localities and …This study presents a comprehensive picture of poverty chnages in China in the period of 1978-95. Using two micro data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341833
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Beer Drinking Nations: The Determinants of Global Beer Consumption
Swinnen, Johan F.M.; Colen, Liesbeth - eSocialSciences - 2011
€œbeer drinking nations†while it increased strongly in emerging economies. Recently, China has overtaken the US as the largest beer … economy. A quantitative empirical analysis shows that the relationship between income and beer consumption has an inverse U …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319315
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Dual Practice by Public Health Providers in Shandong and Sichuan Provinces, China
Meng, Qingyue; Jan, Stephen; Bian, Ying; Sun, Qiang; … - eSocialSciences - 2009
Private practice in the health sector was re-introduced from 1980, when China began its economic reform from a planned …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543099
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Hong Kong's Banks During the Financial Crisis
Mülhaupt, Robert; Dyck, Steffen - eSocialSciences - 2009
Despite the negative impact of the current crisis and many remaining uncertainties about the actual economic recovery path, the medium-term outlook for Hong Kong’s banks remains favourable.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005065494