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Health and Prosperity: Efficient Health Systems for Thriving Nations in the 21st Century
Murtin, Fabrice - 2016
Murtin examines the long-term causes of health improvements over the last two centuries. Focusing on the relative importance of income and education, Murtin finds that education alone accounts for the bulk of health improvements since 1870, and explains the strong correlation between longevity...
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Global Lessons from the AIDS Pandemic : Economic, Financial, Legal and Political Implications
Condon, Bradly J. (contributor); Sinha, Tapen (contributor) - 2008
This book examines the global HIV/AIDS pandemic from a multidisciplinary perspective, analyzing its economic impact, the reasons behind the political response to the pandemic, international laws relating to public health and patents and mechanisms for financing global and national responses. The...
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Gesundheitswirtschaft - Wachstumsmotor im 21. Jahrhundert : Mit "gesunden" Innovationen neue Wege aus der Krise gehen
Granig, Peter - 2011
In Zusammenarbeit mit einer Reihe kompetenter Co-Autoren zeigt Leo Nefiodow, wie die Gesundheitswirtschaft von der nächsten großen Wachstumswelle, dem der 6. Kondratieffzyklus, profitieren kann. Die im Buch vorgestellten innovativen Ansätze sind für den Leser inspirierend und und liefern...
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Global economic impacts of antimicrobial resistance
Fernando, Roshen; McKibbin, Warwick J. - 2024
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Commercialization of Health Care : Global and Local Dynamics and Policy Responses
Mackintosh, Maureen (ed.); Koivusalo, Meri (ed.) - 2005
Based on original research and analysis by a group of health policy experts and economists from across the world, this book analyzes the causes and consequences of the expanding global and local commercialization of health care. It argues for the necessity and possibility of effective policy...
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The effect of COVID certificates on vaccine uptake, health outcomes and the economy
Oliu-Barton, Miquel; Pradelski, Bary B. S. R.; … - 2022
been investigated. To estimate these effects, we construct counterfactuals based on innovation diffusion theory for France …, Germany and Italy. We estimate that the announcement of COVID certificates during summer 2021 led to increased vaccine uptake … Germany 6.2 (2.6-6.9) p.p., and in Italy 9.7 (5.4-12.3) p.p. Further, this averted an additional 3,979 (3,453-4,298) deaths in …
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Valuing health conditions : insights from happiness surveys across countries and cultures
Graham, Carol; Higuera, Lucas; Lora, Eduardo - 2009
This paper assesses the effects of different health conditions on happiness. Based on a large data set for Latin America, the effects of different conditions are examined across age, gender, and income cohorts. Anxiety and pain have stronger effects than physical problems, likely because people...
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Worldwide macroeconomic stability and monetary policy rules
Bullard, James Brian (contributor); Singh, Aarti (contributor) - 2007 - Rev.
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The economic and environmental effects of an EU ban on illegal logging imports : insights from a CGE assessment
Bosello, Francesco; Parrado, Ramiro; Rosa, Renato - 2010
Illegal logging is widely recognized as a major economic problem and one of the causes of environmental degradation. Increasing awareness of its negative effects has fostered a wide range of proposals to combat it by major international conservation groups and political organizations. Following...
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News shocks and asset price volatility in general equilibrium
Matsumoto, Akito; Cova, Pietro; Pisani, Massimiliano; … - 2011
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