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Demographic trends in Sub-Saharan Africa
van de Walle, Etienne; Kekovole, John - 1986
Lesotho; and has slightly declined in Ghana. The underlying factors with regard to the apparent increase hinge on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438868
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Credit guarantee schemes and the support of small businesses in Lesotho
Lepolesa, Gerard - 2008
(ComprehensiveExport Finance Scheme) was administered by the Central Bank of Lesotho throughLesotho National Development Cooperation … CapitalDevelopment Fund, United Nations Development Programme and Lesotho Government.The latter was operated by Basotho Enterprise … Development Corporation (BEDCO),Women in Business and Lesotho Council of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs)between 1992 and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442065
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Social Capability Deficits and Productivity Behaviour of African Entrepreneurs: Evidence From Lesotho Garment Producers
Na-Allah, Abdelrasaq Al-Suyuti; Muchie, Mammo - 2009
the case of Lesotho garment producers to show how an environment characterised by significant social capability deficits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475837
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The development and utility of an interactive assessment protocol for evaluating company based responses in managing employees on long-term absence
Thorne, Julie M; McAnaney, Donal F; Biggs, Herbert Charles - 2002
This paper presents the results of Phase 3 of The RETURN Project, a European Study which aimed to reduce long term absenteeism in the workplace. Phases 1 and 2 have been described in detail elsewhere. The Study adopted an iterative approach that explored LTA from three different perspectives:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438099
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ARE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STAMP POLICIES COST-EFFECTIVE?
de Mouzon, O.; Requillart, V.; Soler, L.G.; … - 2010
In many countries, consumption of fruits and vegetables (F&V) is below recommendedlevels. We quantify the economic and health effects of F&V stamp policy designed for low income consumers. The analysis combined two models: an economic model which predictshow F&V consumption is affected by a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445856
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A community based approach for the operation and maintenance of shared basic water and sanitation services in informal settlements within the municipal jurisdiction of the City of...
Illing, Cindy - 2009
Access to basic water and sanitation services in South Africa is considered a basic human right, and constitutionally, local government is responsible for the provision thereof. However, in the informal settlements in towns and cities, residents continue to be exposed to environmental health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447157
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A systematic evaluation of payback of publicly funded health and health services research in Hong Kong
Kwan, P; Johnston, JM; Fung, AYK; Chong, DSY; Collins, RA; … - 2007
BACKGROUND: The Health and Health Services Research Fund (HHSRF) is dedicated to support research related to all aspects of health and health services in Hong Kong. We evaluated the fund's outcomes and explored factors associated with the translation of research findings to changes in health...
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Mathematical modeling of diseases to inform health policy
Faissol, Daniel Mello - 2008
In this dissertation we present mathematical models that help answer health policy questions relating to HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV), and analyze bias in Markov models of disease progression. We begin by developing a Markov decision process model that examines the timing of testing and treatment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475891
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Development and Test of a New Method for Preference Measurement for Multistate Health Profiles
Kongnakorn, Thitima - 2004
This dissertation aims at developing and testing a new method that can better capture preferences for multistate health profiles. The motivation arose from the failure of the QALY (Quality-Adjusted Life Year) model in adequately capturing preferences in multistate health profiles. The current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476020
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Macroeconomic Implications of Health Policy in the United States.
Kashiwase, Kenichiro - 2009
This dissertation brings health policy forward to the macroeconomic arena and explores how policy reforms impact the U.S. economy and well-being of the people in the long run. This research builds a stochastic overlapping generations (OLG) model and applies it in a dynamic general equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476656