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Occupational health is increasingly recognized as an important public health issue in Latin American and the Caribbean … health risk associated with occupational hazard in Mexico. This analysis sheds light on the relationships between the …
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The purpose of this guideline is to make practitioners aware of simulation approaches for the evaluation of tourism projects. Simulation approaches are particularly useful when experimental or economic approaches for project evaluation are not feasible. For example, it usually is not possible to...
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This paper models the impact on economic growth of HIV/AIDS when the epidemic is in a mature phase, in contrast with previous studies focused on periods of expansion, as in African countries. Simulations for Honduras, the epicenter of the epidemic in Central America, show that AIDS is not likely...
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hypothesis that the spillover effect is driven by higher levels of health information. …
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individuals and in the satisfaction of life domains, such as leisure, social life, family, health, housing, neighborhood economic … due to differences in individual outcomes like education, health, labor situation and housing quality. …
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families are able to substitute piped water for more expensive and distant sources of water. These health and savings effects …
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health for households in Uruguay. Titling could improve health outcomes through various channels: housing investment, income …
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This is the latest version available of "Do We Know What Works": A Systematic Review of Impact Evaluations of Social Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean¿. The document reviews social programs placing emphasis on extracting lessons from those that have been evaluated in order to assess...
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The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of elderly health in the context of Mexico as a … developing country and the relationship between health indicators and earnings in the labor market. The authors analyze the … determinants of elderly health in Mexico, considering a number of different measures of health status, and use these indicators to …
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service systems can make a significant difference in health conditions and student learning. A general framework applying the … which assess the impact of organization on performance in education and in health. The paper shows that the relationships … improving health and education in the region. …
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