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Sex selection and gender balance
Bhaskar, V - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We model sex selection and the equilibrium sex ratio, when parents care about their child's marriage prospects. With intrinsic son preference, selection results in a male-biased sex ratio. This is inefficient, due to a marriage market congestion externality. Medical innovations that facilitate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008531921
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Differences in the private cost of health care between providers and satisfaction with services: results for sub-Saharan African countries
Tsimpo, Clarence; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The issue of whether faith-inspired providers are able to reach the poor depends in part on the cost of the health … assess to what extent the cost of healthcare is a major reason for not being satisfied with health services and whether …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108153
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Mapping religious health assets: are faith-inspired facilities located in poor areas in Ghana?
Coulombe, Harold; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The Christian Health Association of Ghana is the largest federation of faith-inspired provider of health services in … data from the Ministry of Health. Using poverty mapping techniques and simple regression analysis, this paper aims to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108896
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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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Fertility and early-life mortality: Evidence from smallpox vaccination in Sweden
Ager, Philipp; Worm Hansen, Casper; Sandholt Jensen, Peter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
We examine how the introduction of smallpox vaccination affected early-life mortality and fertility in Sweden during the first half of the 19th century. We demonstrate that parishes in counties with higher levels of smallpox mortality prior to the introduction of vaccination experienced a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110769
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Child-rights & child development in India - a socio-economic analysis under regional perspective
Roy, Chandan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
child. By setting standards in health care; education; and legal, civil and social services, it tried to protect the basic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257699
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The Consequences of the Demographic Transition for Women’s Status in Society
Namasaka, Martin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
The demographic transition is perhaps the most important event to occur in human affairs during the last 250 years, since the time of the enlightenment. It started in the countries of north-western Europe, and it has gone on to affect the rest of the world (Dyson 2009). Signified by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011122278
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Labor Health Shortage and Future Prospects for the Medical Workforce in Morocco
Zouag, Nada; Driouchi, Ahmed; Achehboune, Amale - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
Abstract This paper looks at the current situation of health deficits and shortages in Morocco with a focus on the … roles of medical education and prospects for the health workforce for the period 2010-2030. The attained results from both … appeals for further cooperation in the areas of health care through emphasis on medical education and research. These outcomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011250905
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Double burden of nutritional disorder among Indian women: an assessment of differentials and determinants
Singh, Deepti; Goli, Srinivas; T.V., Sekher - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
problem for health policy. The dual burden of nutritional disorder of women in India is posing a serious challenge not only …. Third round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3, 2005-06) data, descriptive statistics such as mean and standard …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260007
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Socioeconomic inequalities of child malnutrition in Bangladesh
Pulok, Mohammad Habibullah; Sabah, Md Nasim-Us Sabah; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). We use standard ordinary least square (OLS) models to estimate the determinants of child …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011234831