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and birth outcomes in forecasting child health (as indicated by height and weight), child behavioral problems, and a child …
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This paper examines the relationship between the logarithms of CO2 emissions and real GDP in China by applying …
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We construct the world's centers of gravity for human population, GDP and CO2 emissions by taking the best out of five … of gravity, we find a radical Western shift of GDP and CO2 emissions centers in the 19th century, in sharp contrast with … the stability of the demographic center of gravity. Both GDP and emissions trends are reversed in the first half of the 20 …
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Economic research has considered Private Debt a determinant of GDP growth for years. By keeping this perspective, the … objective of this work is to understand how much of the GDP response to a monetary shock is due to the variation of private debt …
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interconnectedness. This paper explores this relationship, focusing on the impact of economic cycles and the role of GDP as a measure of … economic success. The paper highlights the historically dominant role of GDP, tracing its origins from Simon Kuznets' report in … for change in the aftermath of the syndemic crisis, and argues for a move away from GDP-centred measurements towards …
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monitoring through routine health checkups for all young children (0-6 years) in China. Using data on the program's county … provide evidence of several underlying mechanisms, including improved physical and mental health, better educational outcomes …, increased cognitive skills, and sustained use of routine health checkups among adolescents. …
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Using a sample of sibling pairs from a nationally representative U.S. survey, we examine the effects of the fetal growth rate on a set of neurobehavioral outcomes in childhood measured by parent-reported diagnosed developmental disabilities and behavior problems. Based on models that include...
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Economists use micro-based and macro-based approaches to assess the macroeconomic return to population health. The … the macroeconomic return to health. We reconcile the two approaches by controlling for the indirect effects of health … of health. Our results show that the macroeconomic return to health lies in the range of plausible microeconomic …
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exposure to malaria increases the incidence of civil violence. The analysis uses panel data at the 1o grid cell level at … that are particularly suitable for malaria transmission. The analysis compares the effect across cells with different … malaria exposure, which affects the resistance and immunity of the population to malaria outbreaks. The results document a …
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We study the impact of global climate change on the prevalence of tropical diseases using a heterogeneous agent dynamic general equilibrium model. In our framework, households can take actions (e.g., purchasing bednets or other goods) that provide partial protection from disease. However, these...
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