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Death and destitution : the global distribution of welfare losses from the COVID-19 pandemic
Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Sterck, Olivier; Mahler, … - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012703146
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Lives and livelihoods : estimates of the global mortality and poverty effects of the Covid-19 pandemic
Decerf, Benoit; Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Mahler, … - 2020
This paper evaluates the global welfare consequences of increases in mortality and poverty generated by the Covid-19 … pandemic. Increases in mortality are measured in terms of the number of years of life lost (LY) to the pandemic. Additional … dominance of poverty over mortality is reversed in a counterfactual "herd immunity" scenario: without any policy intervention …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241367
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Taxing tobacco in Georgia : welfare and distributional gains of smoking cessation
Fuchs Tarlovsky, Alan; González Icaza, María Fernanda - 2020
This paper analyzes the welfare and distributional impacts of increasing taxes on cigarettes in Georgia. Increasing taxes on tobacco is an effective measure to reduce smoking. According to some estimates, increasing tobacco taxes could save more than GEL 3.6 billion and 53 thousand lives over a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228627
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A poorly understood disease? : the unequal distribution of excess mortality due to COVID-19 across French municipalities
Brandily, Paul; Brébion, Clément; Briole, Simon; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012271043
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The domestic welfare loss of Syrian Civil War : an equivalent income approach
Onder, Harun; Pestieau, Pierre; Ponthiere, Gregory - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011751514
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Lives and livelihoods estimates of the global mortality and poverty effects of the Covid-19 pandemic
Decerf, Benoit; Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Mahler, … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012314482
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COVID-19 mortality and contemporaneous air pollution
Austin, Wes; Carattini, Stefano; Mahecha, John Gomez; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390028
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Measuring ancient inequality
Milanović, Branko (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003623725
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Climate change impacts on birth outcomes in Brazil
Pereda, Paula Carvalho; Menezes, Tatiane; Alves, … - 2014
This paper attempts to identify the climatic effect on birth outcomes in Brazil and, thus, to predict the potential impact of climate change. Panel data models indicate that excess and lack of rainfall have the most important harmful effects on newborns' health; temperature stresses and low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011285571
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General budget support, health expenditures, and neonatal mortality rate : a synthetic control approach
Alavuotunki, Kaisa - 2015
mortality (a presumed proxy for improvements in health services), concentrating on the countries that increased their health …, Rwanda, and Malawi, budget support did have a positive effect on health spending and, except for Rwanda, neonatal mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011381763