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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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Why is energy access not enough for choosing clean cooking fuels? : sustainable development goals and beyond

Kapsalyamova, Zhanna; Mishra, Ranjeeta; Kerimray, Aiymgul; … - 2021

The transition to sustainable energy requires an assessment of drivers of the use of clean and dirty fuels for cooking. Literature highlights the importance of access to modern fuel for switching from dirty fuels. Though access to cleaner fuels such as electricity promotes clean fuel use, it...

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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 Goals (SDGs) : how can trade in education services contribute to the SDGs?

Lim, Aik Hoe; Apaza, Pamela; Horj, Alin - 2017

While trade can greatly contribute to providing more education opportunities in the development world, its potential has not been fully exploited so far. This paper examines how international trade can help increase supply of and investment in higher education, thereby enhancing access and...

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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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Trade and trade policy issues in the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals and the sustainable development goals

Messerlin, Patrick A. - 2017

This paper presents an overview of the trade and policy issues in the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It assesses the dramatic changes in the political, economic, and business background from the early 2000s (shaping the MDGs) to...

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Trade and women

Shepherd, Ben; Stone, Susan F. - 2017

This paper studies the impact of migrant children on their parents' occupation choice and wage income using a dataset from a household survey conducted in 2011. We find that the heads of migrant households with school-age children earn significantly less than those who left them at their place...

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