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help Mexico break out from a recent history of economic stagnation and high levels of poverty and inequality that has … introduced major structural reforms to fight poverty, improve the quality of education, create more jobs in the formal sector and … participation; inclusive schools to reduce educational gaps; inclusive health systems so that health care quality no longer depends …
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similar to those in other countries. In particular, as in other countries, in Mexico income, education, health, job status and …
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. Rapid economic development has boosted living standards and reduced poverty but poverty remains high. There is a need to … strengthen social welfare systems and access to health and education to ensure widespread benefits from continued high growth …
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Economists have traditionally been very cautious when studying the interaction between employment and health because of … the two-way causal relationship between these two variables: health status influences the probability of being employed … and, at the same time, working affects the health status. Because these two variables are determined simultaneously …
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Belgium has a good record in delivering accessible care, but adaptation to population ageing will be complicated by the fragmentation of responsibilities in the healthcare system and a strong reliance on government regulations. The organisation of the system could be rationalised by giving...
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but others, including greenhouse gas emissions, continue to rise. Poor air and water quality threaten human health, create …
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stress causes poor health outcomes – either directly through increased blood pressure, fatigue, muscle pain, etc. or … health. Areas in which economists may provide valuable insights regarding job stress include empirical selection concerns in … identifying the effect of stress on health; measurement error with respect to stress; the existence and magnitude of compensating …
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Finland’s population is set to age rapidly in the coming decades. This will put pressure on public finances, while shrinking labour resources. Nonetheless, solutions exist to alleviate those pressures. Adjusting the pension age in line with the rise in life expectancy would reduce pension...
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While past labour market reforms have been successful in terms of employment, the relative poverty risk and income … wages and income mobility low. Continued efforts are needed to foster economic growth in a more inclusive manner, such that … rich and the poor in terms of income and wellbeing are reduced. These efforts should include enhancing the labour market …
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among OECD countries for output efficiency: for a given level of spending outcomes fall short by around 3.5% in health care …
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