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Decentralisation's effect on education and health: evidence from Ethiopia
Faguet, Jean-Paul; Khan, Qaiser; Kanth, Devarakonda Priyanka - 2020
We explore the effects of decentralization on education and health in Ethiopia using an original database covering all …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012261963
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Decentralization's effects on education and health: evidence from Ethiopia
Faguet, Jean-Paul; Khan, Qaiser; Kanth, Devarakonda Priyanka - 2019
We explore the effects of decentralization on education and health in Ethiopia using an original database covering all …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012261934
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Understanding decentralization theory, evidence and method, with a focus on least-developed countries
Faguet, Jean-Paul - 2021
What is decentralization, what is its underpinning rationale, and why might it matter for least-developed countries? This chapter has two goals: (i) to distill the enormous academic and policy literature on international experiences of decentralization into clear empirical conclusions; and (ii)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012392219
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On the effects of intergovernmental grants: a survey
Lago, Manuel E.; Lago Peñas, Santiago; … - 2022
This paper offers a comprehensive and updated review of the effects of intergovernmental grants. We focus on the main findings in the existing literature on the effects of intergovernmental grants on tax policy and choices, expenditure decisions, fiscal stability and behavioral choices, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013209725
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Are the effects of height on well-being a tall tale?
Denny, Kevin - 2015
Numerous papers have documented a positive association between height and good physical health and also with good … that the results are quite sensitive to the inclusion of controls reflecting demographics, human capital and health status …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392110
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"Cast back into the dark ages of medicine"? : the challenge of antimicrobial resistance
Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2015
combination of public health measures, rising living standards, and new medical knowledge all played their part in this. Even if … AMR increases, the continuing effect of these factors and of new public health measures can limit the negative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280014
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Trends in inequality of opportunity in health over the life cycle : the role of early-life conditions
Orso, Cristina Elisa; Kovacic, Matija - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013187215
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Health shocks, the added worker effect, and labor supply in married couples : evidence from South Korea
Kim, Kyeongkuk; Lee, Sang-hyop; Halliday, Timothy - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011968923
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Trends in inequality of opportunity in health over the life cycle : the role of early-life conditions
Kovacic, Matija; Orso, Cristina Elisa - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013535716
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The effect of reducing welfare access on employment, health, and children’s long-run outcomes
Hicks, Jeffrey; Simard-Duplain, Gaëlle; Green, David A.; … - 2022
despite reduced transfers. We find precise zero effects on total health expenditures for both mothers and children. However …, composition changes, including fewer family physician visits, indicate that mothers had less time to seek health care. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013474847