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Psychological pressure and the right to determine the moves in dynamic tournaments : evidence from a natural field experiment

Kassis, Mark; Schmidt, Sascha Leonard; Schreyer, Dominik; … - 2020

In this paper, we show that the right to determine the sequence of moves in a dynamic team tournament improves the chances of winning the contest. Because studying dynamic team tournaments - like R&D races - with interim feedback is difficult with company data, we examine decisions of highly...

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Prevention of chronic diseases : reorienting primary health systems in India

Mehdi, Ali; Chaudhry, Divya; Tomar, Priyanka; Joshi, Pallavi - 2016

Individuals should be entitled to a "fair innings", and the primary role of health systems should be the prevention of premature mortality. In India, 66 percent of all deaths are premature. The burden of premature mortality has shifted from child (0-5 years) to adult (30-69 years) level over the...

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Surveillance of chronic diseases : challenges and strategies for India

Mishra, Udaya S.; Irudaya Rajan, Sebastian; Joe, William; … - 2016

This paper describes the status, challenges and scope for strengthening surveillance of chronic disease risk factors … systematic population-based chronic disease surveillance in India. Although there are no immediate policy goals to ensure … engagement of adequate human resources for surveillance and disease management. Engagement of AYUSH and community health workers …

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Burden of disease and climate interactions : an illustrative study of Surat City, India

Goldar, Amrita; Tewari, Meenu; Sen, Flavy - 2019

The rising burden of disease counts as one of the most salient concerns of a warming climate. These risks are … health. Using past data on disease cases, climate trajectories (temperature, precipitation) malarial risk is projected. This …. If viewed from a different angle, this estimated monetized value of health risk is also the disease burden that could be …

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Collusion in college sports: Edward C. O'Bannon, et al., v. NCAA, et al. (2015)

Noll, Roger G. - 2018

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Higher education in India : the need for change

Agarwal, Pawan - 2006

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Closing the gap between vocational and general education? : evidence from University Technical Colleges in England

Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra; Terrier, Camille; … - 2023

Delivery of vocational education in schools is a controversial issue around the world and attempts to improve it have been tried for decades. A substantive innovation in vocational education provision came about in 2010 in England when a new form of hybrid schools was introduced that combine...

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Sex, violence, and drugs among Latin American and Caribbean adolescents : do engaged parents make a difference?

Ruprah, Inder S.; Sierra, Ricardo - 2016

This paper uses data from the Global School-based Student Health Survey to investigate the prevalence of health risk behaviors, in particular substance use, risky sexual behavior, and violence among adolescents in 15 Latin American and Caribbean countries. Using logit regressions and...

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How confidence in health care systems affects mobility and compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chan, Ho Fai; Brumpton, Martin; Macintyre, Alison; … - 2020

Trust in the health care system requires being confident that sufficient and appropriate treatments will be provided if needed. The COVID-19 public health crisis is a significant, global, and (mostly) simultaneous test of the behavioral implications arising from this trust. We explore whether...

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When labor's lost : health, family life, incarceration, and education in a time of declining economic opportunity for low-skilled men

Coile, Courtney; Duggan, Mark G. - 2019

The economic progress of U.S. men has stagnated in recent decades, with declining labor force participation and weak growth in real earnings, particularly for less educated and non-white men. In this paper, we illuminate the broader context in which prime-age men are experiencing economic...

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