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Population Health Measures as Indicators of Fertility Change
Metscher, Karen N. - 2008
This dissertation examines the relationships among measures of mortality, fertility,burden of disease, and socioeconomic factors. Regression modeling is used to determine(1) whether population mortality or child mortality better forecasts fertility levels; (2) if achild health model provides a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009458941
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Human Capital and Optimal Policy under Risk and Credit Constraints
Yang, Hongyan - 2010
Die vorliegende Dissertation besteht aus fünf unabhängigen Forschungspapieren über optimale Steuer- und Bildungspolitik …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471820
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Essays on Systems Competition with Human Capital Mobility
Lange, Thomas - 2010
organisierter Bildungspolitik und Humankapitalmobilität. Die internationale Mobilität hochqualifizierter Arbeitskräfte kann zu einer … Externalitäten lokaler Bildungspolitik zurückzuführen ist wenn einige Absolventen nach Abschluss ihrer Universitätsausbildung ins … Entwicklung der Herkunftsregion der internationalen Studenten. Im Vergleich zur wohlfahrtsmaximierenden Bildungspolitik ist die …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471822
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Obstacles to access: An evaluation of a condom distribution program in rural Zambia
Seidenfeld, David - 2010
An extensive body of literature exists about HIV/AIDS prevention methods and programs promoting condom use in sub-Saharan Africa; however, there is a dearth of research investigating condom distribution in the region. In order to address some of the gaps in the literature about obstacles to condom...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439013
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Carbon mitigation potential and costs of forestry options in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines and Tanzania
Sathaye, J.; Makundi, W.; Andrasko, K.; Boer, R.; … - 2009
This paper summarizes studies of carbon (C) mitigation potential and costs of about 40 forestry options in seven developing countries. Each study uses the same methodological approach - Comprehensive Mitigation Assessment Process (COMAP) - to estimate the above parameters between 2000 and 2030....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437412
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Analyzing Market Price Transmission, Government Intervention and Weather Shocks for Rice Market in the Philippines
Jolejole-Foreman, Maria Christina; Mallory, Mindy L. - 2011
In the Philippines, where rice is considered the most important food crop, attempts to influence rice prices have been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443149
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Bioeconomic Analysis of Management Options for Tropical Fisheries Using a Bicriteria Programming Model
Padilla, Jose E.; Copes, Parzival - 1993
small petagics fishery in central Philippines was analyzed in three stages. A dynamic pool model represented the dynamics of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444666
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Measuring Transaction Costs of Fisheries Co-Management
Kuperan, K.; Mustapha, Nik; Abdullah, Nik Mustapha Raja; … - 1998
Island, Philippines is presented. The method of collecting information about transactions cost of fisheries co-management had …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468367
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Research Framework on Value Chain Analysis in Small Scale Fisheries
Jacinto, Eusebio R. - 2004
"In the Philippines, small-scale fisheries, as common pool resources, remains beset by the problems of resource … Philippines entering its second generation, there have been both successes and failures. There have been substantial gains in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468422