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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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The interplay of policy, institutions, and culture in the time of Covid-19
Fang, Sheng; Xu, Lixin Colin; Yi, Yuanyuan - 2020
This paper examines cross-country evidence of how the Covid-19 pandemic spread and the mortality rates associated with … pollution) increase the spread of the pandemic and/or the mortality rate. On average, the government policy delay in mobility … pandemic mortality. Individualistic culture and general trust amplify the positive links between pandemic mortality and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390656
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Malaria : the impact of treated bed-nets on childhood mortality in the Gambia
Alonso, Pedro L. (contributor) - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138598
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Global estimates and projections of mortality by cause, 1970 - 2015
Bulatao, Rodolfo A.; Stephens, Patience W. - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138719
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A reappraisal of how oral rehydration therapy affected mortality in Egypt
Rashad, Hoda - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138761
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The long-term legacy of the Khmer Rouge period in Cambodia
De Walque, Damien - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002505204
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Valuing mortality and morbidity in the context of disaster risks
Cropper, Maureen L.; Sahin, Sebnem - 2009
"Benefit-cost analyses of disaster risk reduction (DRR) projects are an important tool for evaluating the efficiency of such projects, and an important input into decision making. These analyses, however, often fail to monetize the benefits of reduced death and injury. The authors review the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003820991
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The demographic and socio-economic distribution of excess mortality during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda
De Walque, Damien; Verwimp, Philip - 2009
demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and how the excess mortality due to the conflict was distributed in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003821144
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Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Beegle, Kathleen; Filmer, Deon; Stokes, Andrew; … - 2009
"Increasing adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003821478