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We investigate the relationship between household debt and health outcomes for OECD countries over the period 1995 to … 2012. Using a dataset of aggregated, standardized and objective measures of household debt and health outcomes, we estimate … an instrumental variable (GMM) model in order to deal with endogeneity and reverse causality concerns between health and …
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socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes. We also explore the individual-specific effects of Long Covid. We develop and … calibrate a health economic model based on principles of the biology of human aging that captures the interaction between … infections and chronic health deficits. Our analysis suggests that neglecting this interaction leads to a gross underestimation …
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This paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19, as reported in the Child Development … health and the three measures of religion/religiosity. Those children (self-report or primary caregiver report) who have … overall health and psychological health of the child. Three measures of religion/religiosity of the child are employed …
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development. Too many women and children are still dying because they lack access to quality health care, especially in the least … extremely effective in getting high quality, essential health services to women and children. He remarks that empowering …Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, notes that we stand at a critical threshold for global health and …
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This paper models the effect of a HIV/AIDS epidemic on saving behavior and studies the welfare effects of testing for HIV. The model specifies a utility function that includes both regular consumption, and medical expenditures. Medical expenditures generate more utility if individuals are HIV...
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