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How much does economic growth contribute to child stunting reductions?
Mary, Sébastien - In: Economies : open access journal 6 (2018) 4/55, pp. 1-18
The role of economic growth in reducing child undernutrition remains an open and highly debated question that holds important implications for food security strategies. The empirical evidence has been quite contrasted, primarily in regard to the magnitude of the impacts. Yet, most studies have...
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Agricultural output, calories and living standards in England before and during the Industrial Revolution
Kelly, Morgan; Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2012
This paper surveys the results of four recent, separate attempts at estimating agricultural output and food availability in England and Wales at points between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution. It highlights their contrasting implications for trends in economic growth and...
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Chapter 43 Agriculture and Human Capital in Economic Growth: Farmers, Schooling and Nutrition
Huffman, Wallace E.; Orazem, Peter F. - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 3: …, (pp. 2281-2341). 2007
This survey reviews the existing literature, identifying the contribution of agriculture, schooling, and nutrition to … is that positive technology shocks to agriculture have played a key role in igniting a transition from traditional to … modern agriculture and to long-term economic growth in almost all countries. Improvements in agricultural technologies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014024081
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Economic Recovery and Accelerated COVID-19 Spread in Florida
Bernet, Patrick - 2021
Objectives: To determine whether rebounds in Florida business revenues following initial COVID-19 quarantines were associated with increasing infection rates, and whether those associations were more strongly related to certain industries. Methods: Florida business gross revenues and tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013216199
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Human capital, schooling and health returns
Schultz, T. Paul - 2003
reduced poverty are closely associated with improvements in a population's child nutrition, adult health, and schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011613259
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Human Capital, Schooling and Health
Schultz, T. Paul - 2008
reduced poverty are closely associated with improvements in a population's child nutrition, adult health, and schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014080486
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Human Capital, Schooling and Health Returns
Schultz, T. Paul - 2008
reduced poverty are closely associated with improvements in a population's child nutrition, adult health, and schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014087237
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Dependency revisited : commodities, commodity-related capital flows and growth models in emerging economies
Schedelik, Michael; Nölke, Andreas; May, Christian; … - In: European journal of economics and economic policies : … 20 (2023) 3, pp. 515-538
The growth model perspective has provided avenues for bridging comparative and international political economy, mainly regarding the Global Financial Crisis and developments within the eurozone. This article aims to contribute to this endeavor by highlighting the joint effects of capital flows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014516140
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Dependency revisited: Commodities, commodity-related capital flows and growth models in emerging economies
Schedelik, Michael; Nölke, Andreas; May, Christian; … - 2022
The growth model perspective has provided avenues for bridging Comparative and International Political Economy, mainly with regard to the global financial crisis and developments within the Eurozone. This article aims to contribute to this endeavor by highlighting the joint effects of capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013475262
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Productivity and the performance of agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean : from the lost decade to the commodity boom
Nin, Alejandro; Falconi, César A.; Ludena, Carlos E.; … - 2015
This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at … performance of agriculture was the result of fast growth in the use of fertilizer, increases in land productivity, and growth in … contributed significantly to the improved performance of agriculture. Observed growth patterns at the country level suggest that …
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