In response to the need to place health at the centre of the development agenda, the Director-General of WHO appointed in January 2000 a Commission on Macroeconomics and Health consisting of a group of leading economists and health experts. The commission's findings are presented in this report,...

In this paper we examine whether the Solow growth model is consistent with across-countries variations in standard of living once investments in education and health are explicitly and simultaneously taken into account. Using a sample of low- and middle-income economies, we provide evidence that...

Market Menagerie examines technological advance and market regulation in the health industries of nations such as India, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, and Japan. Pharmaceutical and life science industries can reinforce economic development and industry growth, but not necessarily positive...