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Does higher learning intensity affect student well-being? Evidence from the National Educational Panel Study
Quis, Johanna Sophie - Bamberg Economic Research Group on Government and … - 2015
schooling intensity on student well-being in life and school, perceived stress, mental health indicators and self …-efficacy. Using rich data from the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), estimates show higher strains for girls in terms of stress …. Student well-being in school and self-efficacy remain mostly unchanged. …
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Family Ruptures and Intergenerational Transmission of Stress
Persson, Petra; Rossin-Slater, Maya - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014
origins. This paper analyzes one factor at a critical stage of human development: exposure to maternal stress from family … Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).Further, children exposed prenatally to the death of a relative up to four generations … severe stress; the decrease in consumption of prescription drugs treating depression alone can be valued at nearly $ 1 …
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A New Risk Emerges : Provider Accountability for Inadequate Treatment of Pain
Tucker, J. D., Kathryn L. - 2008
Patients in the United States are routinely undertreated for pain. This problem has been widely recognized and documented in medical literature. In a seminal medical study of end-of-life care, researchers found that 50% of all patients who died during hospitalization quot;experienced moderate or...
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Arsenic Contamination in Water: A Conceptual Framework of Policy Options
I, Zareena Begum - Madras School of Economics - 2012
Arsenic contamination in water supplies continues to increase in many countries, especially in developing nations, thereby creating both environmental and health hazard. Its sources and effects are multiple and diffused in nature and it requires detailed assessment and policy. This paper...
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN EVALUATION TOOL FOR PARTICIPATIVE E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES: A CASE STUDY OF ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROJECTS IN GERMANY
NITZSCHE, Philipp; PISTOIA, Adriano; ELSÄßER, Marc - In: REVISTA ADMINISTRATIE SI MANAGEMENT PUBLIC 2012 (2012) 18, pp. 6-25
In recent years, web 2.0 increasingly gained importance in terms of e-government. In this context, e-participation received more and more attention. However, there are only few examinations providing a structured overview on web 2.0 implementation possibilities in participative e-government....
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Human Capital: Challenges for Russia
V. Mau. - In: VOPROSY ECONOMIKI 7 (2012)
Education, healthcare and pension system are the key sources of modern economic growth. They need profound transformation based on post-industrial challenges. The new principles of transformation of these sectors include individualization of services, their privatization (a rising role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010860822
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Social Inequality Factors in the contexts of Education and Health: A European Comparison Based on An Experimental Questionnaire
Demuijnck, Geert; Boarini, Romina; Le Clainche, Christine; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009
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Gasto en la mira: Evaluando el Gasto Público
Díaz, Roger (contributor); Morón, Eduardo (contributor);  … - Departamento Académico de Economía, Universidad del …
El presente libro recopila investigaciones realizadas por jóvenes estudiantes y recién egresados de economía con motivo del I Concurso Nacional: ¨Gasto en la mira: Evaluando el gasto público¨, organizado por la Universidad del Pacífico con el apoyo de Global Development Network (GDN). Las...
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Should Aid Reward Performance? Evidence from a Field Experiment on Health and Education in Indonesia
Olken, Benjamin A.; Onishi, Junko; Wong, Susan - In: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 6 (2014) 4, pp. 1-34
preventative health indicators, particularly in underdeveloped areas, and spending efficiency increased. While school enrollments …
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The Effect of Non-Cognitive Traits on Health Behaviours in Adolescence
Mendolia, Silvia; Walker, Ian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits in adolescence and health behaviours using a large and recent cohort study. In particular, we investigate the impact of locus of control, self-esteem and conscientiousness at age 15-16, on the incidence of health behaviours such...
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