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The effect of college education on health and mortality : evidence from Canada
Lacroix, Guy; Laliberté-Auger, Francois; Michaud, … - 2019
.3% reduction in lifetime hospital stays, 19.7 for specialists). We find that education impacts mortality mostly by delaying the … 0.216 compared to 0.6 in the simulation model) which suggests substantial returns to college education in terms of …
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Economic conditions, parental employment and health of newborns
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Paul, Alexander Gabriel; … - 2018
possible selective fertility based on labor market conditions. We find that downturns are beneficial; for example, a one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011798225
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Girls and boys : economic crisis, fertility, and birth outcomes
Lee, Soohyung; Orsini, Chiara - 2018
We investigate the impact of an economic downturn on natality and birthweight for newborns when parents prefer sons. We examine South Korea, unexpectedly hit by the Asian financial crisis in 1997. For identification, we exploit regional and time variation in the crisis, focusing on women who...
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Health and Child Labour
Fioroni, Tamara - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
adult longevity always has a negative effect on child labour because it increases the returns in education, the impact of … low level of education for their children, an increase in child survival, ceteris paribus, renders quantity more …
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Intergenerational transmission of health at birth from mothers and fathers
Giuntella, Osea; La Mattina, Giulia; Quintana-Domeque, … - 2019
We use a unique data set of linked birth records from Florida to analyze the intergenerational transmission of health at birth by parental gender. We show that both paternal and maternal birth weights significantly predict the child's birth weight even after accounting for all genetic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011974446
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Girls and Boys : Economic Crisis, Fertility, and Birth Outcomes
Lee, Soohyung - 2018
We investigate the impact of an economic downturn on natality and birthweight for newborns when parents prefer sons. We examine South Korea, unexpectedly hit by the Asian financial crisis in 1997. For identification, we exploit regional and time variation in the crisis, focusing on women who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918229
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Intergenerational Transmission of Health at Birth from Mothers and Fathers
Giuntella, Osea - 2019
We use a unique data set of linked birth records from Florida to analyze the intergenerational transmission of health at birth by parental gender. We show that both paternal and maternal birth weights significantly predict the child's birth weight even after accounting for all genetic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012870466
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Child rights & child development in India: a regional analysis
Roy, Chandan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
India also guarantees certain child rights covering basic issues, like ‘health’, ‘education’ and protection from ‘hazardous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260038
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Testing a conditional cash transfer program in the US: The effects of the family rewards program in New York City
Miller, Cynthia; Riccio, James; Verma, Nandita; Nuñez, … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 4 (2015), pp. 1-29
incentives for children's education, family preventive health care and parents' work and training. Using a randomized controlled … rewards were offered. The program also led to some effects in each of the three areas of education, health and work, although …
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DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO DE ÁFRICA EN 2000-2005: EDUCACIÓN, GASTO EN SALUD, POBLACIÓN Y RENTA
Guisan, M. Carmen; Exposito, Pilar - In: Estudios Economicos de Desarrollo Internacional 6 (2006) 1
Analizamos la evolución del desarrollo económico y del crecimiento demográfico de 38 países de África en el período 2000-2005, en comparación con la media mundial, así como las relaciones entre el nivel de desarrollo y el gasto en salud y educación. Aunque podemos constatar una ligera...
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