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Understanding the impact of the economic crisis on child and maternal health among the poor : opportunities for South Asia

Abdul Cader, Azra; Perera, Lakwimashi - 2011

the poor and vulnerable. Addressing child and maternal health issues within the context of the economic crisis is one key … countries, child and maternal health-related indicators tend to be disturbing despite the rapid growth rates in many of these … maternal health and pre/post natal care remains poor. This paper presents an overview of child and maternal health in the South …

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The nutrition transition and the intra-household double burden of malnutrition in India

Dang, Archana; Meenakshi, J. V. - 2017

, even as childhood undernutrition remains a public health problem. These have important consequences for the design of … public health systems, especially in rural India. At the same time, the intra-household dual burden of malnutrition is also …

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Financial literacy and poverty reduction : the case of Indonesia

Askar, Media Wahyudi; Ouattara, Bazoumana; Zhang, Yin-Fang - 2020

Given its role in affecting financial behavior, financial literacy has received considerable attention from researchers and policy makers alike. This paper employs data from a nationally representative survey in Indonesia to investigate the impact of financial literacy on poverty, which is a...

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Facilitate trade for development : aid for trade

Hynes, William; Lammersen, Frans - 2017

Understanding the impact of international trade on the use of water resources provides a set of interesting ideas and concepts to further strengthen the global sustainable development agenda. This paper investigates and devises the direct and indirect links between international trade and water...

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Trade and the post-2015 development agenda

Hoekman, Bernard M. - 2017

Trade can and should play an important role in making progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This includes trade and investment in services, as realizing many of the goals is conditional on improved performance of services sectors in developing countries. The global environment...

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Trade, poverty eradication, and the sustainable development goals

Brambilla, Irene; Porto, Guido G. - 2016

This paper investigates if trade can help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of poverty eradication using microeconomic and macroeconomic mechanisms and the effects of trade and trade policy on consumer prices, producer prices, and wages. As these mechanisms affect the real...

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Trade and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 : promoting "Life on Land" through mandatory and voluntary approaches

Andrew, Dale - 2017

Sustainable Development Goal 15 deals with "Life on Land." Its nine targets and three means of implementation cover a vast array of environmentally sensitive issues related to land-based renewable natural resources. This paper explores the channels through which trade can address them....

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International remittances and poverty reduction : evidence from Asian developing countries

Yoshino, Naoyuki; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad; Otsuka, Miyu - 2017

International remittances represent the second most important source of external funding for developing countries after foreign direct investment (FDI). This paper examines the impact of international remittances on poverty reduction using the panel data of 10 Asian developing countries. In...

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External debt sustainability and vulnerabilities : evidence from a panel of 24 Asian countries and prospective analysis

Llorca, Matthieu - 2017

The purpose of this empirical study is first to assess the external debt sustainability in a panel of 24 Asian emerging and developing countries divided into four sub-panels, namely the regions of Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Central Asia, and the Pacific over the period 1993-2014. We use the...

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Labels, food safety, and international trade

Wilson, Norbert L. W. - 2017

Several of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) suggest that improving well-being is achievable through trade. The free flow of goods and services internationally, which encourages efficient production and expansion of consumption, may support SDGs concerning inclusive and sustainable...

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