life", such as health and equality of opportunity. However, per capita GDP has the virtues of easy interpretation and can … preserves the advantages of per capita GDP, but also includes health and equality. We propose a new parsimonious indicator to …

services, thereby increasing vulnerability to poor health outcomes. To quantify deprivation for each slum, we construct a basic … services deprivation score (BSDS), which includes variables that affect health, such as access to piped water, latrines, solid … waste disposal, schools, and health centers. In a regression analysis, we find a robust association between non …

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 …

services, thereby increasing vulnerability to poor health outcomes. To quantify deprivation for each slum, we construct a basic … services deprivation score (BSDS), which includes variables that affect health, such as access to piped water, latrines, solid … waste disposal, schools, and health centers. In a regression analysis, we find a robust association between non …

The positive cross-country correlation between health and economic growth is well-established, but the underlying … causality between health and economic growth is empirically challenging. Second, the relation between health and economic growth … changes over the process of economic development. Third, different dimensions of health (mortality vs. morbidity, children …

life," such as health and equality of opportunity. However, per capita GDP has the virtues of easy interpretation and can … preserves the advantages of per capita GDP, but also includes health and equality. We propose a new parsimonious indicator to …