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The Impact of Resource Inflows on Child Health: Evidence from South Africa.
Ray, R.; Maitra, P. - School of Economics and Finance, Tasmanian School of … - 2001
This paper investigates the changes to health care facilities and the nutritional status of Black children during the first 5 years of democratic rule in South Africa.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005663883
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Child Health and its Determinants in Developing Countries: a Cross CountryComparison.
Ray, R. - School of Economics and Finance, Tasmanian School of … - 1998
This study analyses and compares child health in Pakistan, Peru, Jamaica, Russia and South Africa. These countries, which are culturally, economically and politically quite diverse, display considerable variation in the state of child and health, and in the nature and magnitude of the effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005478494
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Marriage, adaptation and happiness: Are there long-lasting gains to marriage?
Qari, Salmai - In: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics … 50 (2014) C, pp. 29-39
This paper uses 23 waves of German panel data and investigates if individuals who decide to marry become permanently happier. Following the same persons over several years we show that they do, thereby challenging a number of recent longitudinal studies in psychology and economics which suggest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011220537
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Life Satisfaction in Urban China: Components and Determinants
Song, Lina; Appleton, Simon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Survey data from urban China in 2002 show levels of life satisfaction to be low, but not exceptionally so, by … international comparison. Many of the determinants of life satisfaction in urban China appear comparable to those for people in … and political participation raise life satisfaction. People appear fairly satisfied with economic growth and low inflation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619834
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Ausbau der Kinderbetreuung: Entlastung der Eltern erhöht Zufriedenheit
Schober, Pia S.; Schmitt, Christian - In: DIW Wochenbericht 80 (2013) 50, pp. 3-11
with children in this age group - has significantly increased these parents' satisfaction with various areas of their lives … satisfaction with income, health, and life in general, indicating that an increased provision of early years child care helps … der Mütter und Väter mit Kindern in dieser Altersgruppe - die Zufriedenheit dieser Eltern mit verschiedenen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128235
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Violent Crime, Gender Inequalities and Well-Being: Models based on a Survey of Individual Capabilities and Crime Rates for England and Wales
Anand, Paul; Santos, Cristina - Department of Economics, Open University - 2007
Drawing on data from a new survey of individual capabilities across a range of life domains, the paper explores gender inequalities in the causes, experiences and consequences of violent crime. Measuring not only experienced violence, but also feelings of fear and vulnerability to future...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784579
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Obesity, Unhappiness, and The Challenge of Affluence: Theory and Evidence
Oswald, Andrew J.; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
British population view themselves as overweight, and that happiness and mental health are worse among fatter people in both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762107
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Does Working Longer Make People Healthier and Happier?
Calvo, Esteban - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
PURPOSE: This study addresses the impact of late-life paid work on physical and psychological well-being. METHODS: Longitudinal data was drawn from the Health and Retirement Survey and the RAND-HRS data base for more than 6,000 individuals aged 59 to 69 who were working or not-working in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005616686
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The relationship between happiness and health: evidence from Italy
Sabatini, Fabio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
We test the relationship between happiness and self-rated health in Italy. The analysis relies on a unique dataset … modelling, we find that happiness is strongly correlated with perceived good health, after controlling for a number of relevant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009022007
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Impact du syndrome de l’intestin irritable (SII) sur la qualité de vie des malades
Amouretti, Michel; Le Pen, Claude; Gaudin, Anne-Françoise - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2006
Aims: To assess the impact of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) on patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods: Two HRQOL instruments were administered by telephone interviews to a sample of 253 IBS French patients recruited from the general population. IBS was diagnosed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071869