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Spatial modeling of all-cause mortality
Lhachimi, Stefan K. - 2008
Der Tod macht alle Menschen gleich, dennoch sind nicht alle gleichmäßig betroffen. Unterschiede in der Sterblichkeit …. Eine Analyse der allgemeinen Sterblichkeit von Deutschen Bürgern im Alter von 20 bis 49 im Jahre 2004 wurde durchgeführt … die Sterblichkeit in Deutschland stärker einem Nord\Ost-Sued\West-Trend als einem einem Ost-West-Trend. Das Pro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467103
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Network effects, compatibility, and adoption of standards
Grajek, Michał - 2005
standard and international trade. The estimation results allow us to formulate some interesting policy conclusions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467122
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Asymmetrische Effekte der Geldpolitik auf die Industrie in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland - eine Untersuchung auf Branchenebene
Hock, Thorsten - 2003
Die Arbeit setzt sich mit Unterschieden des geldpolitischen Transmissionsprozesses im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe der Bundesrepublik Deutschland auseinander. Dazu wird der Sektor nach der Systematik der BACH-Datenbank der europäischen Kommission in 10 Branchen eingeteilt. An eine kurze Betrachtung...
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Hazardous Agrochemicals, Smoking, and Farmers’ Differences in Wage-Risk Tradeoffs
Nastis, Stefanos A.; Michailidis, Anastasios - 2010
This paper utilizes the theory of compensating differentials for job risks from the laboreconomics literature to evaluate farmers’ differences in wage-risk tradeoffs. In thecontext of job risks, the theory predicts that farmers who place a lower value on healthstatus are willing to work for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442744
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Changes in Food, Alcohol and Cigarettes Consumption during Transition: Evidence from Russia
Herzfeld, Thomas; Huffman, Sonya Kostova; Oskam, Arie J.; … - 2009
This paper examines the changes in nutritional behavior of Russian adults over the ten-year transition period, between 1994 and 2004. We present evidence on the impact of individual as well as regional characteristics on changes in fat, protein, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on...
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Essays on Health Economics
Wang, Yang - 2009
their smoking choices. I find that US elderly tend to over-emphasize the importance of their genetic makeup but … underestimate the influence of their health-related choices, such as smoking, on their longevity. This finding can partially explain … effects of their genes and health-related choices on their longevity, then the average smoking rate for the age group analyzed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475465
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Health effects model for nuclear power plant accident consequence analysis. Part I. Introduction, integration, and summary. Part II. Scientific basis for health effects models
Evans, J.S.; Moeller, D.W.; Cooper, D.W. - 2008
early effects address four causes of mortality and nine categories of morbidity. The models for early effects are based upon … analysis of both morbidity and mortality. The new models for genetic effects allow prediction of genetic risks in each of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435740
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Mother's income and child mortality in southern Nigeria
Sulaiman, Ismaila Lawal - 1987
Material resources affect the levels of mortality. In cross-sectional relationships income has been found to be … arrived at the same conclusion. Within countries, just as at the cross-national level, child mortality has been found to be … the minority are studies of socioeconomic determinants of child mortality which have examined the association between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438517
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Demographic trends in Sub-Saharan Africa
van de Walle, Etienne; Kekovole, John - 1986
censuses and demographic surveys particularly the World Fertility Survey to ascertain trends in fertility and mortality. The ….e. breastfeeding and post-partum abstinence; and a reduction in the level of sterility. As far as trends in mortality are concerned …, the estimates posit a decline in both infant and child mortality in Kenya, Benin and Ivory Coast; infant mortality in …
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Robust Estimates of Value of a Statistical Life for Developing Economies: An Application to Pollution and Mortality in Santiago
Bowland, Brad J.; Beghin, John C. - 1998
The value-of-statistical-life (VSL) approach is used by environmental economists to value mortality changes resulting … willingness-to-pay for reduction in mortality linked to air pollution in Santiago, Chile. We find willingness-to-pay estimates in …
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