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Nutrient Intake : A Cross-National Analysis of Trends and Economic Correlates

Dave, Dhaval M. - 2016

intake and obesity. The cross-national trends, across countries spanning the spectrum of economic development and geographic …

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Does Medicaid Coverage for Pregnant Women Affect Prenatal Health Behaviors?

Dave, Dhaval M. - 2015

Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the Medicaid expansions of the 1980s and 1990s for pregnant women. Accordingly, we provide the first national study of the effects of Medicaid on health behaviors for pregnant women....

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Isolating the Effect of Major Depression on Obesity : Role of Selection Bias

Dave, Dhaval M. - 2011

obesity. The economic burden of depression, about $100 billion annually, is under-estimated if depression has a positive … causal impact on obesity. If depression plays a causal role in increasing the prevalence of obesity, then policy … from major depression to higher BMI and obesity. While contemporaneous effects are considered, the study primarily focuses …

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Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa

Robinson, James A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Despite the low levels of taxation and public good provision in Africa, I provide evidence that a large proportion of Africans prefer lower taxation and fewer public goods. This cannot be explained by standard arguments about problems of accountability, governance or state capacity. Instead I...

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Democracy, Redistribution and Inequality

Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A.; Restrepo, Pascual; … - 2013

In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution and inequality. We first explain the theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail to be realized when democracy is captured by the...

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