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We conduct a field experiment in 31 primary schools in England to test the effectiveness of different temporary incentive schemes, an individual based incentive scheme and a competitive scheme, on increasing the choice and consumption of fruit and vegetables at lunchtime. The individual scheme...
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. However, as the better-off regions, areas, and households approach the upper limits of achievable education and health …
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study investigated the unique relationship between investment in human capital proxied by spending in education and health … investment comprising private and government health expenditures, primary, secondary and tertiary education expenditures were … health. …
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study, I examine the effects of the New York City pre-K program on the health of low-income mothers, their healthcare …
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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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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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human capital, social capital, and health outcomes are critically examined for a low income country, India. If individuals … likely to have health problems and are therefore physically healthier. In an attempt to test the so-called relationship …-level macro data from the Central Statistics Office of India were both utilized, was accessed. A three-equation model has been …
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Drug Regulation has been the focus of several recent policy reform efforts in India, starting with the Mashelkar …
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This paper studies the health effects of one of the world's largest demand-side financial incentive programes - India … unintended consequences. The financial incentive program was associated with a substitution away from private health providers … for financial incentives to have unanticipated health effects, which may, in the case of fertility, directly undermine the …
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Human right agencies across the globe in collaboration with scientists have advocated against the negative health … possible health risks in underage working children. The paper focuses special attention to developing countries with the …
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