Showing 1 - 10 of 695
Prenatal exposure to smoking and alcohol-use is found to be correlated with various adverse consequences for children … relationship between prenatal substance use and children’s behavior problems using data from the Children of the National … Longitudinal Survey (CNLSY). Specifically, we investigate whether prenatal cigarette use and alcohol-use affect children’s behavior …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008490101
children is prone to greater variability according to life experiences than that of socially adjusted children. We find that … socially maladjusted children and, overall, investment in higher education seems to be relevant. This suggests that … interventions during life development for socially maladjusted children could be important to reduce inequality in adult employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009495134
This paper questions the positive relationship between HIV prevalence and income in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we hypothesize that a greater economic instability would reduce the incentives to engage in self-protective behaviors inducing people to increasingly take the risk of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005668401
sheds the light on the patient´s prevention decision in the case of smoking. This depends on age effects, education, working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005787085
This paper questions the positive relationship between HIV prevalence and income in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we hypothesize that a greater economic instability would reduce the incentives to engage in self-protective behaviors inducing people to increasingly take the risk of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621428
Self-assessed health (SAH) is a frequently used measure of individuals’ health status. It is also prone to reporting heterogeneity. To control for reporting heterogeneity valid measures of the objective health status are needed. The topic becomes even more complex for cross-country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008919782
The paper examines the heterogeneity with respect to the impact of a financial reform - Activity Based Financing (ABF) - on hospital efficiency in Norway. Measures of technical efficiency and of cost-efficiency are considered. The data set is from a contiguous ten-year panel of 47 hospitals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112509
This paper questions the positive relationship between HIV prevalence and income in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we hypothesize that a greater economic instability would reduce the incentives to engage in self-protective behaviors inducing people to increasingly take the risk of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114370
. Female’s labour force participation rises with increasing level of education. Presence of children in early age groups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008595623
Smoking is a leading cause for diseases and death. Information on factors affecting the smoking status is useful for … policies on smoking reduction, especially in developing countries. This paper examines to what extent individuals …’ characteristics can affect the smoking status using a household survey in Vietnam. It is found that gender and age are the most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647446