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A reversal in the relationship of human development with fertility?
Harttgen, Kenneth; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2012 - First version: May 2012, This Version: June 2012
HDI calculation method nor the decomposition of the HDI into its education, standard of living and health sub-indices. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010357678
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Bhutan: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
reproductive health. Contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) is higher among the poorest quintile than the richest. Large disparities … continuum of care; improving access and equity; and ensuring sustainability of health financing. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213937
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A dynamical systems approach to modeling human development
Ranganathan, Shyam; Swain, Ranjula Bali; Sumpter, David … - 2014
A key aim of economics is to set goals and investigate the relationship between various socio-economic indicators. By fitting time series data using a Bayesian dynamical systems approach we identify non-linear interactions between GDP, child mortality, fertility rate and female education. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010425735
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Measuring country performance on health : selected indicators for 115 countries
Wang, Jia (contributor) - 1999 - 1. print
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013537515
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The effect of superstition on health : evidence from the Taiwanese Ghost month
Halla, Martin; Liu, Chia-lun; Liu, Jin-tan - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011983181
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Explaining declines in US rural mortality, 1910-1933 : the role of county health departments
Hoehn Velasco, Lauren - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011590849
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On the quantity and quality of girls : fertility, parental investments, and mortality
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011891004
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The effect of superstition on health : evidence from the Taiwanese Ghost month
Halla, Martin; Liu, Chia-Lun; Liu, Jin-tan - 2019
Superstition is a widespread phenomenon. We empirically examine its impact on health-related behavior and health … bad outcomes, we observe substantial adaptions in health-related behavior. Our identification exploits idiosyncratic … is a quantum effect, the latter two effects reflect changes in the timing of events. Efficient public health policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956918
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The effect of superstition on health : evidence from the Taiwanese ghost month
Halla, Martin; Liu, Chia-lun; Liu, Jan-tan - 2019
Superstition is a widespread phenomenon. We empirically examine its impact on health-related behavior and health … bad outcomes, we observe substantial adaptions in health-related behavior. Our identification exploits idiosyncratic … is a quantum effect, the latter two effects reflect changes in the timing of events. Efficient public health policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011964836
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Childbearing history, later life health, and mortality in Germany
Hank, Karsten - 2010
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we investigated the role of childbearing history in later life health … better self-rated health in Western German mothers and fathers aged 50+, but its relationship with Eastern German women …'s physical health and survival is negative. Early motherhood is paralleled by poorer physical health in West Germany, whereas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008825927