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Preventing dengue through mobile phones: Evidence from a field experiment in Peru
Dammert, Ana C.; Galdo, Jose C.; Galdo, Virgilio - In: Journal of Health Economics 35 (2014) C, pp. 147-161
Dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world (WHO, 2009). During the last two decades, the dramatic rise in the number of dengue infections has been particularly evident in Latin American and the Caribbean countries. This paper examines the experimental evidence...
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Bang for Your Buck: STI Risk and Pregnancy Risk as Sources of the Price Premium for Unprotected Sex
Manda, Constantine - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
compensating differential for STI risk. I introduce a compensating differential for pregnancy risk as a novel source through a … simple model that incorporates both STI risk and pregnancy risk. I empirically test this using a rich panel dataset of 19 … regressions and find that compensating differentials for STI risk and pregnancy risk are sources of the price premium for …
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Water Nationalization: network access, water quality, and health outcomes
Borraz, Fernando; González, Nicolás; Olarreaga, Marcelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
In the case of natural monopolies there tends to be a trade-off between a higher quality of output provided by private firms, and a better access for poor consumers provided by public firms. This is partly the reflection of differences in objectives by private and public firms. The former tend...
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Health Behavior in Developing Countries
Dupas, Pascaline - In: Annual Review of Economics 3 (2011) 1, pp. 425-449
The disease burden in low-income countries is extremely high. Malaria, respiratory infections, diarrhea, AIDS, and other diseases are estimated to kill more than 15 million people each year, most of them children. Yet the great majority of these diseases can be prevented or treated. This article...
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How Does Communal HIV/AIDS Affect Fertility? - Evidence from Malawi
Durevall, Dick; Lindskog, Annika - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009
Recently there has been a surge in interest on how HIV/AIDS affects fertility in countries hit by the disease. In this study, the effect of communal HIV/AIDS on fertility in rural Malawi is estimated using individual data from the 2004 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey on fertility and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963488
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HIV and Sexual Behavior Change: Why Not Africa?
Oster, Emily - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
The response of sexual behavior to HIV in Africa is an important input to predicting the path of the epidemic and to focusing prevention efforts. Existing estimates suggest limited behavioral response, but fail to take into account possible differences across individuals. A simple model of...
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Comprendre l’évolution de la santé des enfants de moins de 5 ans en Guinée
Boccanfuso, Dorothée; Bruce, Ohiniba Carole - Département d'économique, Faculté d'administration - 2010
Malgré les progrès notables de la médecine, la mortalité infanto-juvénile reste un enjeu majeur dans les pays en développement. L’une des principales causes de cette mortalité, la malnutrition, reste un fléau important et sa réduction demeure la cible principale de nombreuses...
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Uncovering the Effect of the HIV Epidemic on Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Malawi
Durevall, Dick; Lindskog, Annika - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2008
In many Sub-Saharan countries the HIV epidemic has spread to over 10% of the working-age population, and is likely to affect economically relevant behaviour. We evaluate the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the reproductive behaviour for women in Malawi, allowing for a heterogeneous response...
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The Short-Term Impacts of as Schooling Cash Transfer Program on the Sexual Behavior of Young Women
Baird, Sarah; Chirwa, Ephraim; McIntosh, Craig; Ozler, Berk - Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), … - 2009
attendance ? plus direct payment of secondary school fees ? led to significant declines in early marriage, teenage pregnancy, and … not only serve as useful tools for improving school attendance, but may also reduce sexual activity, teen pregnancy, and …
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AIDS mortality and its effect on the labor market: Evidence from South Africa
Chicoine, Luke - In: Journal of Development Economics 98 (2012) 2, pp. 256-269
This paper investigates how HIV/AIDS has impacted the labor market in South Africa, focusing on its effect on wages and employment. This is done by matching individual level data with group specific cumulative AIDS mortality rates. Exploiting the panel nature of the data, I remove individuals...
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