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Prakash, Kushneel; Munyanyi, Musharavati Ephraim - 2021

Obesity is a major health concern in both developed and developing nations. Yet, evidence on the determinants of … obesity is relatively limited. We contribute to the literature on the determinants of obesity by empirically examining the … effects of energy poverty on obesity.Using 14 waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey …

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The German Health Care System in an International Comparison: Assessments and Reform Options

Osterkamp, Rigmar - In: CESifo Forum 02 (2001) 3, pp. 56-63

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Work Lost Due to Illness - an International Comparison

Osterkamp, Rigmar - In: CESifo Forum 03 (2002) 4, pp. 36-40

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Global climate change and the resurgence of tropical disease : an economic approach

Gollin, Douglas; Zimmermann, Christian - 2010

We study the impact of global climate change on the prevalence of tropical diseases using a heterogeneous agent dynamic general equilibrium model. In our framework, households can take actions (e.g., purchasing bednets or other goods) that provide partial protection from disease. However, these...

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Cross-section analysis of health spending with special regard to trends in Austria

Hofmarcher, Maria M. - 1999

During the 90s the increase in health spending which compared to the overall growth had taken place at a rather rapid pace experienced a worldwide slow-down. In relation to overall economic growth and the expansion of other countries' health care systems, Austria's system grew below average- a...

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Global collective action in health : the WDR+20 landscape of core and supportive functions

Blanchet, Nathan (contributor) - 2014

This paper discusses shifts in development assistance for health (DAH) since 1990, analyses the nature of the current distribution of funding, and considers future implications. Based on Jamison et al. (1998) and Frenk and Moon (2013), we introduce an ‘essential functions’ framework, which...

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Do labor market institutions influence suicide mortality? : an international panel data analysis

Breuer, Christian; Rottmann, Horst - 2014

We examine the economic and social determinants of suicide mortality in a panel of 25 OECD countries over the period 1970 - 2011 and explicitly analyze the effects of unemployment and labor market institutions on suicide rates. In line with a large body of literature our results suggest that...

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Globalization and welfare state : the effect on health systems

Papaelias, Theodore - In: Spoudai : journal of economics and business 61 (2011) 3/4, pp. 48-64

The appearance of the national state is the most important event in the passage from the Middle to the New Ages. The rapid growth of commerce and cities strengthens the exchanges between different regions of Europe, primarily, and the rest of the world, secondly. The cottage industry transforms...

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Do unemployment benefits and employment protection influence suicide mortality? : an international panel data analysis

Rottmann, Horst - 2014

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Costs of climate change : the effects of rising temperatures on health and productivity

Hübler, Michael; Klepper, Gernot; Peterson, Sonja - 2007

The aim of the study is to quantify climate induced health risks for Germany. Based on high resolution climate scenarios for the period 2071 to 2100 we forecast the number of days with heat load and cold stress. The heat frequency and intensity increases overall but more in the south. Referring...

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