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particularly concerned with the extent to which their finding that income effects on child health are the result of spurious … estimates of the effect of parental education will be biased upwards. Moreover, it is very common for parental income data to be … grouped, in which case income is measured with error and the coefficient on income will be biased towards zero and there are …
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factors, the shadow price or income-equivalence of such exposure is £16,000 (US$30,000) per year. A further policy … income and child health. …
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diagnoses among Danish children with register data for affected and matched unaffected families. Parental income declines … transfers to affected families, we show that such transfers play a crucial role in smoothing income for these households and … in labor supply and income. Mental health and fertility effects are also observed but are likely not mediators for …
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diagnoses among Danish children with register data for affected and matched unaffected families. Parental income declines … transfers to affected families, we show that such transfers play a crucial role in smoothing income for these households and … in labor supply and income. Mental health and fertility effects are also observed but are likely not mediators for …
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diagnoses among Danish children with register data for affected and matched unaffected families. Parental income declines … transfers to affected families, we show that such transfers play a crucial role in smoothing income for these households and … in labor supply and income. Mental health and fertility effects are also observed but are likely not mediators for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377393
Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These...
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Samoa currently faces two important public policy challenges in the health sector. One is to stem, and then reverse, the rapid rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The second challenge is to put the country on a health-financing path that is effective, efficient, and financially affordable...
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This review represents an attempt to bridge the significant knowledge gaps on the private health sector in Sri Lanka, and foster a dialogue on opportunities for collaboration between the government and the private sector. It accomplishes this through a systematic collection and analysis of...
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Indonesia launched Jampersal in 2011, a nationwide program to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn deaths. The program was financed by central government revenues and provided free and comprehensive maternal and neonatal care with an emphasis on promoting institutional deliveries....
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Universal Health Coverage is a powerful framework for a nation aiming to protect their population against health risks. However, countries face multiple challenges in implementing, achieving and sustaining UHC strategies. Sharing and learning from diverse country experiences may enable to foster...
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