-being as well as the effect of objective life circumstances using the WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE). Our …

Until recently, academia has largely neglected the impact of religion on sustainable development. However, empirical … studies have shown that religion remains important in many societies and that its importance has been increasing since the … beginning of the new millennium. This paper reviews the empirical quantitative literature on the effect of religion on …

should enhance their social welfare programs to address socioeconomic inequalities (i.e., income, gender, and rural …

effects on women's wellbeing. We analyse the consequences of sterilization on maternal health. To do so, we take advantage of …

A wide range of voices around the world have stressed the need to understand development as a multidimensional …

several early-life health indicators. Robust evidence shows that such nutrition supplements effectively increase boys' weight … and reduce their probability of being underweight. No effect is observed on girls of similar age. These health indicators … are related to long-term human capital development. The gender differences in policy impact that are identified in this …

parts of the world. This is most visible in labor markets, but also visible across a range of dimensions of gender …This survey argues that after decades of continuous progress in reducing gender inequality in developing and developed … countries, since about 2000, there has been an unexpected stagnation and regress in many dimensions of gender inequality in many …