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What does variation in survey design reveal about the nature of measurement errors in household consumption?
Gibson, John K.; Beegle, Kathleen; De Weerdt, Joachim; … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009717958
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Sustainability of demand responsive approaches to rural water supply : the case of Kerala
Andrés, Luis; Deb, Saubhik; Gambrill, Martin; … - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011663527
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Should consumption sub-aggregates be used to measure poverty?
Christiaensen, Luc J.; Ligon, Ethan; Sohnesen, Thomas Pave - 2020
Frequent measurement of poverty is challenging, as measurement often relies on complex and expensive expenditure surveys that try to measure expenditures on a comprehensive consumption aggregate. This paper investigates the use of consumption "sub-aggregates" instead. The use of consumption...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257297
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Feeding of infants and young children in South Asia
Torlesse, Harriet; Raju, Dhushyanth - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002475
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Small cash rewards for big losers : experimental insights into the fight against the obesity epidemic
Augurzky, Boris; Bauer, Thomas K.; Reichert, Arndt R.; … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011298851
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Effect of stress on later-life health : evidence from the Vietnam war draft
Cawley, John H.; De Walque, Damien; Grossman, Daniel - 2017
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Obesity and food away from home : what drives the socioeconomic gradient in excess body weight?
Strupat, Christoph; Farfán, Gabriela; Moritz, Laura; … - 2019
Rising obesity rates are one of the most challenging public health issues in many emerging economies. The extent to which the nutritional composition of food consumed away from home is behind this rise, and the links with socioeconomic status, is not yet well understood. This paper explores this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012167927
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The use of financial incentives to prevent undesirable behaviors
De Walque, Damien - 2018
the theoretical justification for using such incentives, distinguishing between the price, income effects, and the nudge …
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How comparable are labor demand elasticities across countries?
Fajnzylber, Pablo; Maloney, William F. - 2001
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Using labor supply elasticities to learn about income inequality : the role of productivities versus preferences
Bergstrom, Katy; Dodds, William - 2020
This paper argues that labor supply elasticities encode information about the determinants of income inequality. In the … leisure. The paper shows that reduced-form labor supply elasticities allow one to isolate the components of income due to … productivities versus preferences in the United States. Estimates from the literature imply productivities drive most of income …
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