Material resources affect the levels of mortality. In cross-sectional relationships income has been found to be … between national income per capita and life expectancy. Other studies (e.g., those reviewed in Cochrane et al., 1980) have … economic status, measured by income, and child survival (Anker and Knowles, 1980; Carvajal and Burgess, 1978; Farah and Preston …

This course treats public-sector policies, programs, and projects that attempt to reduce poverty and unemployment in … developing countries through directly income-generating activities and employment. Topics covered are (1) employment and local … these approaches to the broader literature on poverty reduction, economic development, politics, and the reform of …

by testing if more satisfied people live longer. Our results clearly confirm the importance of income, education and … marriage as important factors in determining longevity. For example, a one-log point increase in real household monthly income …

create income for the poor; they are resources for poverty reduction. With price adjustments, it becomes possible for those …The history of development shows convincingly that no country has substantially reduced poverty without massively … equipment used, forms of transportation, technical support, level of understanding and education of the entrepreneur, financing …

for poverty reduction. We also identify some conditions of the labor market which are associated with employment intensive … matter for poverty reduction, the sectoral pattern of employment growth and productivity growth is important. While … employment intensive growth in the secondary sector appears to be associated with decreases in poverty, employment intensive …

analysis is to investigate the importance of health, education, and infrastructure indicators for income growth. The second … poverty line. I also find that infrastructure has not been an important determinant for income mobility, and neither has … health. Only the higher education of poor urban households seems to have affected prospects for growing out of poverty, and …

training type (holding the level) and occupation. We document that in the Czech Republic and Poland the wage rate grew faster …