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A Pause in the Growth of Inequality in China?
Herd, Richard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
in rural areas, but it has not reduced poverty that much, not least because of how it is administered. Moreover, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480479
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Pobreza y desigualdad en México: identificación y diagnóstico
Campos-Vazquez, Raymundo M. - Centro de Estudios Económicos, Colegio de México - 2013
El artículo brinda un diagnóstico general sobre la pobreza laboral y desigualdad en México utilizando datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo para el periodo 2005-2012 y la definición de pobreza laboral utilizada por el Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010862307
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Height, Health and Cognitive Function at Older Ages
Case, Anne; Paxson, Christina - Center for Health and Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson School … - 2008
Research across a number of disciplines has highlighted the role of early life health and circumstance in determining health and economic outcomes at older ages. Nutrition in utero and in infancy may set the stage for the chronic disease burden that an individual will face in middle age (David...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279383
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Height, Health and Cognitive Function at Older Ages
Case, Anne; Paxson, Christina - Center for Health and Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson School … - 2008
Research across a number of disciplines has highlighted the role of early life health and circumstance in determining health and economic outcomes at older ages. Nutrition in utero and in infancy may set the stage for the chronic disease burden that an individual will face in middle age (David...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005738493
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Analyse de l’impact de la hausse mondiale des prix et des politiques de réponse du gouvernment sur la pauvreté
Agobdji, Damien; Amouzouvi, Kokou; Bouare, Kname; … - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2013
Cette recherche analyse l’impact de la hausse des prix des produits alimentaires (2008-2009) et des mesures de réformes mises en oeuvre par le Togo, sur la pauvreté, la vulnérabilité, les inégalités et les enfants. Grâce à un modèle d’équilibre général partiel et des données de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736865
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The Long Reach of Childhood Health and Circumstance: Evidence from the Whitehall II Study
Case, Anne; Paxson, Christina - Center for Health and Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson School … - 2011
We use data from the Whitehall II Study to examine the joint evolution of health status and economic status over the life course. We study the links between health and socioeconomic status in childhood and health and employment status in middle and older ages. Because the population from which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011150064
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CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF EARLY-LIFE HEALTH
CASE, ANNE; PAXSON, CHRISTINA - Center for Health and Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson School … - 2011
We examine the consequences of child health for economic and health outcomes in adulthood, using height as a marker of childhood health. After reviewing previous evidence, we present a conceptual framework that highlights data limitations and methodological problems that complicate the study of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011150104
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The Long Reach of Childhood Health and Circumstance: Evidence from the Whitehall II Study
Case, Anne; Paxson, Christina - Research Program in Development Studies, Woodrow Wilson … - 2011
We use data from the Whitehall II Study to examine the joint evolution of health status and economic status over the life course. We study the links between health and socioeconomic status in childhood and health and employment status in middle and older ages. Because the population from which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011150196
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Economic Growth from the Household Perspective: GDP and Income Distribution Developments Across OECD Countries
Causa, Orsetta; Araujo, Sonia; Cavaciuti, Agnès; Ruiz, … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
paper is to deliver a fresh assessment of the evolution of inequality and poverty across OECD countries over the last … explores whether contracting inequalities coexist with increasing poverty. The paper adds to previous studies by introducing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276803
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Reducing Poverty in Chile: Cash Transfers and Better Jobs
Brandt, Nicola - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
Notwithstanding impressive progress, poverty and inequality remain high in Chile in OECD comparison, and the tax … be quite narrowly targeted at families living in extreme poverty. Over time, the government should consider increasing … support for the poor to find jobs of decent quality will be key to help them overcome poverty in a sustainable way. Ingreso …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276808