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The impact of HIV/Aids on human capital investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: new evidence
Chicoine, Luke E.; Lyons, Emily; Sahue, Alexia - 2020
the HIV/AIDS pandemic prior to the availability of treatment was larger in magnitude than previously understood, but may …The risk of AIDS-related mortality increased dramatically throughout the 1990s. This paper updates previous work by …,300,000 observations. Cohort-specific analysis using the updated sample yields new evidence that the negative relationship between HIV …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012267597
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Domestic violence and child mortality
Rawlings, Samantha; Siddique, Zahra - 2018
We examine the effect of domestic violence on mortality of children born to female victims using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data across thirty two different developing countries. We start by examining associations between interpersonal violence and child mortality while controlling for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011934050
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Distributionally sensitive measurement and valuation of population health
Da Costa, Shaun; O'Donnell, Owen; Van Gestel, Raf - 2023
We introduce a measure of population health that is sensitive to dispersion in both agespecific health and lifespan. The measure generalises health-adjusted life expectancy without requiring more data. A transformation of change in the measure gives a distributionally sensitive monetary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014247629
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Counting missing women : a reconciliation of the "flow measure" and the "stock measure"
Ebert, Cara; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2022
'Stock estimates' of missing women suggest that the problem is concentrated in South and East Asia and among young children. In contrast, `flow estimates’ suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger, is as severe among adults as it is among children in India and China, and is larger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014226886
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Counting missing women : a reconciliation of the "flow measure" and the "stock measure"
Ebert, Cara; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2022
'Stock estimates' of missing women suggest that the problem is concentrated in South and East Asia and among young children. In contrast, 'flow estimates' suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger, is as severe among adults as it is among children in India and China, and is larger in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471193
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Modern infectious diseases: macroeconomic impacts and policy responses
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2020
: HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, influenza, and COVID-19. Although major epidemics and pandemics can take an enormous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012271478
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The shadow of the Neolithic Revolution on life expectancy : a double-edged sword
Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Özak, Ömer - 2022
This research explores the persistent effect of the Neolithic Revolution on the evolution of life expectancy in the course of human history. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the onset of the Neolithic Revolution and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170449
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The shadow of the neolithic revolution on life expectancy : a double-edged sword
Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Özak, Ömer - 2022
This research explores the persistent effect of the Neolithic Revolution on the evolution of life expectancy in the course of human history. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the onset of the Neolithic Revolution and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013171007
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The shadow of the neolithic revolution on life expectancy : a double-edged sword
Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Özak, Ömer - 2022
This research explores the persistent effect of the Neolithic Revolution on the evolution of life expectancy in the course of human history. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the onset of the Neolithic Revolution and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013164530
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When Death Was Postponed : The Effect of HIV Medication on Work, Savings and Marriage
Ejrnæs, Mette; García-Miralles, Esteban; Gørtz, Mette; … - 2023
life expectancy for HIV-infected individuals. We compare the behavioural responses of HIV-infected individuals who were …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014345862