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Changing Eating Habits – A Field Experiment in Primary Schools.
School of Economics, University of Edinburgh - 2013
We conduct a field experiment in 31 primary schools in England to test whether incentives to eat fruit and vegetables help children develop healthier habits. The intervention consists of rewarding children with stickers and little gifts for a period of four weeks for choosing a portion of fruit...
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Non-parametric approaches to education and health efficiency in OECD countries
Afonso, António; Aubyn, Miguel St. - In: Journal of Applied Economics VIII (2005) November, pp. 227-246
We address the efficiency in education and health sectors for a sample of OECD countries by applying two alternative …
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Relationships of education and health in the context of economic development
Vychová, Helena; Mertl, Jan - In: Politická ekonomie 2009 (2009) 1, pp. 58-78
This article focuses on common and different attributes of education and health from economic and social perspective …. Education and health are not usually analyzed together so this could be considered to be an innovative approach. Article … contains knowledge which reflects empirically known dependencies in the area of education and health determinants and …
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Impact of public spending on health and education of children in India: A Panel data simultaneous equation model
Bhakta, Runu - Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) - 2014
incorporating the linkages between health status of children and their educational achievements in India. This study has developed a …The basic objective of the study is to examine the impact of public expenditure on health and education after … simultaneous equation model among health and education of children, and public expenditure on these sectors. Three stage least …
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School Meals as a Safety Net: An Evaluation of the Midday Meal Scheme in India
Dercon, Stefan; Park, Albert; Singh, Abhijeet - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
Despite the popularity of school meals, little evidence exists on their effect on health outcomes. This study uses … newly available longitudinal data from the state of Andhra Pradesh in India to estimate the impact of the introduction of a … ameliorated the deterioration of health in young children caused by a severe drought. Correcting for self-selection into the …
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The Impact of Childhood Health on Adult Educational Attainment: Evidence from Modern Mandatory School Vaccination Laws
Lee, Dara N. - Economics Department, University of Missouri - 2012
This paper examines the impact of post-neonatal childhood health on adult educational attainment using evidence from … of the laws across states to identify both the short-run impacts on child health and long-term effects on educational …
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Gasto en la mira: Evaluando el Gasto Público
Díaz, Roger (contributor); Morón, Eduardo (contributor);  … - Departamento Académico de Economía, Universidad del …
El presente libro recopila investigaciones realizadas por jóvenes estudiantes y recién egresados de economía con motivo del I Concurso Nacional: ¨Gasto en la mira: Evaluando el gasto público¨, organizado por la Universidad del Pacífico con el apoyo de Global Development Network (GDN). Las...
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Nutrition and cognitive achievement: An evaluation of the School Breakfast Program
Frisvold, David E. - In: Journal of Public Economics 124 (2015) C, pp. 91-104
This paper investigates the impact of the School Breakfast Program (SBP) on cognitive achievement. The SBP is a federal entitlement program that offers breakfast to any student, including free breakfast for any low-income student, who attends a school that participates in the program. To...
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Public Expenditures on Education and Health in Georgia before and during the Global Crisis
Chitanava, Maka; Grigolia, Maya; Labadze, Lasha - CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research - 2011
After years of stagnation and political cataclysms, Georgia tried to recover by launching radical economic and political reforms starting in 2004. The results of the reforms appeared to be impressive. The country’s GDP has more than doubled; the total volume of bank deposits is five times...
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Public Expenditures on Education and Health in Belarus before and during the Global Crisis
Kruk, Dmitrij; Shymanovich, Gleb - CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research - 2011
The paper deals with the impact of the global financial crisis on public service delivery - mainly education and healthcare - in Belarus. The pre-crisis period of 2003-2008 was the most prosperous in recent history. These trends resulted in a pretty good fiscal performance. Nevertheless, the...
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