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Intelligence, human capital and HIV/AIDS : fresh exploration
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
This study complements existing literature on the relationship between HIV/AIDS and human capital by introducing previously unexplored indicators as well as more robust empirical strategies. The overarching purpose is to assess whether previous findings on the relationship withstand empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408404
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Unlucky to be young? : the long-term effects of school starting age on smoking behaviour and health
Bahrs, Michael; Schumann, Mathias - 2016
In this study, we analyse the long-term effects of school starting age on smoking behaviour and health in adulthood … age reduces the long-term risk to smoke, improves long-term health, and affects physical rather than mental health. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011533515
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Mexican and Hispanic net nutrition in the 19th century American West
Carson, Scott Alan - 2015
When traditional methods for measuring economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, heights and BMIs are now well accepted measurements that represent biological conditions during economic development. Weight, after controlling for height, is an alternative measure to BMI for current net...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011374201
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Health and economic growth
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2018
Economists increasingly accept that social norms have powerful effects on human behavior and outcomes. In recent history, one norm widely adhered to in most developed nations has been for men to be the primary breadwinner within mixed-gender households. As women have entered the labor market in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011949006
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The effect of working hours on health
Berniell, Inés; Bietenbeck, Jan - 2018
Does working time affect workers' health? We study this question in the context of a French reform which reduced the …' health. We find that longer working hours increase smoking and decrease self-reported health, and that these impacts are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011929590
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Sejong's effects on people's health : consequences of a long commute
Lim, Seulgi; Lee, Soohyung - 2023
We examine the health impacts of long commute time by exploiting a large-scale placed-based policy in South Korea. The … and health-related activities such as exercise. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014230181
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AIDS and dualism : Ethiopiaś burden under rational expectations
Bell, Clive; Koukoumelis, Anastasios - 2009
An AIDS epidemic threatens Ethiopia with a long wave of premature adult mortality, and thus with an enduring setback to capital formation and economic growth. The authors develop a two-sector model with three overlapping generations and intersectorally mobile labor, in which young adults...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003833098
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Toward a Multidimensional Understanding of Culture for Health Interventions
Asad, Asad - 2015
Although a substantial literature examines the relationship between culture and health in myriad individual contexts, a … health interventions. Drawing on 169 interviews with officials from three different nongovernmental organizations working on … health issues in multiple countries — Partners in Health, Oxfam America, and Sesame Workshop — we examine how these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013015049
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AIDS Treatment and Intrahousehold Resource Allocations : Children's Nutrition and Schooling in Kenya
Thirumurthy, Harsha; Zivin, Joshua Graff; Goldstein, Markus - 2014
The provision of life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment has emerged as a key component of the global response to HIV/AIDS, yet little is known about the impact of this intervention on the welfare of children whose parents receive treatment. In this working paper CGD post-doctoral fellow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014051039
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Trends and Strategies for Attracting International Students to U.S. Public Health Programs
Kono, Yoko - 2014
International students are part of the rapid expansion in public health program enrollment, increasing by 67 percent … pursuing public health degrees in the U.S., and examine the profile, motivations, information needs and behavior of U ….S.-bound international students seeking master's degrees in public health. It aims to support schools and programs of public health with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013054295