Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross … from previous research, we now count three countries for which Easterlin's happiness-income hypothesis cannot be rejected …

This chapter goes beyond the traditional economic thinking about the relationship between health and income – simply … for achieving economic growth and poverty reduction. That is, better health does not have to wait for an improved economy … stated: wealth is needed to achieve health – by presenting evidence that population health is an important factor in …

fats] to changes in income (i.e. nutrient-income elasticities) in the region. Annual time series data for 43 countries … examined using the neo-classical growth model, whilst nutrient-income elasticities are estimated based on the aggregate Engel … indicates tendency towards equalization of per capital nutrient intake in SSA countries. Also, the estimated nutrient-income …

Studies in the area of health economics and public health have shown that low socioeconomic status (SES) and poverty … that poor health behaviours cluster in low SES respectively poverty groups. However, relatively little attention has been … poverty in different ways which has various effects on their health behaviour. Additionally, future research should focus not …

opportunity, income, poverty, quality of life, rural migration, rural women and birth rate; notes economic aid provided by World …

This study examines the impact of the adoption of New Rice for Africa varieties (NERICAs) on income and poverty among … (LATE) of adopting NERICA on income and poverty reduction, using the crosssectional data of 481 farmers from the upland … on farm household income and welfare measured by per capita expenditure and poverty reduction. The empirical results …

income dynamics and poverty incidence for the first three waves, finding a declining trend in both the incidence and depth of … income determinants and document a reduction in upward poverty mobility during 2004-2008. Moreover, we present new analysis …In this paper we assess the effects of the dramatic rise in agricultural commodity prices during 2007-2008 on income …

This paper examines the impact of irrigation on rural incomes, poverty and the income distribution in rural China. The … approach is used to explore the impact of irrigation on poverty incidence. To uncover the effect of irrigation on the income … relationship between irrigation and income is examined using descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis. A simulation …