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The effects of asymmetric and symmetric fetal growth restriction on human capital development
Robinson, Joshua J - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper explores the causal pathway by which poor fetal health translates into reducing educational attainment and … impairment, both subtypes exhibit similar impairment to physical health. And finally, there is evidence that the causes and … differentiating between these subtypes may offer new opportunities to identify the underlying casual relationships between health and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325650
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Air pollution, foetal mortality, and long-term health: Evidence from the Great London Smog
Ball, Alastair - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
stillbirth, and for the long-term health and labour market outcomes of those that survive. Variation in in utero exposure comes … district and quarter of birth, and their health and labour market outcomes observed at fifty and sixty years old. Differences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212579
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Household Electri cation and Indoor Air Pollution
Barron, Manuel; Torero, Maximo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
. Estimates of exposure measures suggest large health gains for all household members, but these gains are unequally distributed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123525
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Social Sector Development in South West Bengal
Majumder, Rajarshi; Ray, Jhilam; Sen, Anindita - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
the trends in educational and health infrastructure availability in the region; trends in educational attainments and … health standards of the people; trends in people’s access to social infrastructure and their affordability – especially among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258151
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The “Sheepskin Effects” of Canadian Credentials
Hui, Taylor Shek-wai - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
This paper re-examines the “sheepskin effects” of educational credentials in Canada using data from the 1996 Census and Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics. I found that the estimated credential effects are sensitive to specifications. Regressions analysis in the standard model may not be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008559306
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Education, Signaling, and Wage Inequality in a Dynamic Economy
Yuki, Kazuhiro - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Many empirical works suggest that education has a positive effect on earnings not only because it raises human capital but also because it functions as a signal when employers have incomplete information on employees' skills. The signaling role could have important consequences on the dynamics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005105898
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Access to Health Care in Andhra Pradesh : Availability of Manpower
Motkuri, Venkatanarayana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The present paper examines the access to health care with reference to availability of manpower in the health care … sector in Andhra Pradesh. Also the paper provides the alternative estimations of workforce in health care sector based on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113687
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A Simple Complementary Development Mechanics for African Countries
Dinda, Soumyananda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper provides a simple development mechanism for African nations, where economic development is low due to not only low level of physical capital but also poor social capital that leads to lot of conflicts. The study suggests for development of social capital, which is a broader concept...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114250
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Health and Child Labour
Fioroni, Tamara - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
In this paper, we investigate the impact of child and adult survival on child labour. We find that, while a rise in adult longevity always has a negative effect on child labour because it increases the returns in education, the impact of child mortality reduction depends on the initial level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109691
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Education and fertility: an investigation on Italian families
Aldieri, Luigi; Vinci, Concetto Paolo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
partner’s education to take into account the family dimension. Furthermore, in the context of fertility, zero observations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644756