We re-examine the impact of environmental taxation on health and output, in the presence of labor market frictions. Our … taxation on health. We also demonstrate that rising abatement expenditures as a way of tightening the environmental policy … would be better for health than increasing environmental tax in the presence of market labor imperfections. …

. Young persons experienced the largest employment losses. Individuals with less education and lower family income experienced …

We re-examine the impact of environmental taxation on health and output, in the presence of labor market frictions. Our … taxation on health. We also demonstrate that rising abatement expenditures as a way of tightening the environmental policy … would be better for health than increasing environmental tax in the presence of market labor imperfections. …

We examine whether economic downturns are beneficial to health outcomes of newborn infants in developed countries. For … this we use merged population-wide registers on health and economic and demographic variables, including the national … dying within 28 days of birth by 10-15%. Effects are larger in low socio-economic status households. Health improvements …

affected in terms of parental health, labor market outcomes and separations. Limited effects on family disposable income … propensity score matching and controlling for pre-displacement outcomes. Our overall conclusion is positive: childhood health … with universal health care and free education is likely to be protective for children. …

and unmet needs for family planning and reproductive health services in relation to poverty. A sidelight on pressing … concerns (gender-based violence and lack of RH services) brought about by Super-typhoon Yolanda is presented. This is followed … by a glimpse into regional experience in population policy, family planning and poverty as exemplified by Thailand and …