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Paradox of rural development in Bangladesh : A focus on poverty alleviation and triangular policy manipulation

Mashreque, Shairul - In: Humanomics 28 (2012) 3, pp. 187-199

hand, a major percentage of aid funds earmarked for poverty alleviation is absorbed in paying high salaries to project …

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Safety net programs in West Bengal: how much effective?

Mukherjee, Arghya Kusum - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 2019-2032

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find the determinants of participation and targeting efficiency of the following safety net programs in West Bengal: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), self-targeted program; National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), subsidy...

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The impact of liberalisation policies on income inequality in African countries

Enowbi Batuo, Michael; Asongu, Simplice A. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 42 (2015) 1, pp. 68-100

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of liberalisations policies on income inequality in African countries. Examining whether the liberalisations policies have affected the income distribution of everyone equally or they only assist those who are already relatively...

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Inequalities in economic and educational status among social groups in India : Evidences from a village-based study in Uttar Pradesh

Awasthi, Ishwar Chandra; Shrivastav, Puneet Kumar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 6, pp. 774-796

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the social and economic disparities across social groups in rural Uttar Pradesh. The paper demonstrates that the structure of the rural economy in India is characterised by deeply ingrained prejudices and social discrimination. The four-village...

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The Spread of Evidence-Poor Medicine via Flawed Social-Network Analysis

Lyons, Russell - In: Statistics, Politics, and Policy 2 (2011) 1

of various personal characteristics, including obesity, smoking cessation, happiness, and loneliness. Those papers also …

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The bigger society: considering lived consumption experiences in managing social change around obesity

Cronin, James; McCarthy, Mary; Brennan, Mary; McCarthy, … - In: European Journal of Marketing 48 (2014) 9/10, pp. 1558-1578

Purpose – This paper aims to argue that the limited success in addressing rising rates of obesity is underscored by … understanding of obesity, including the consideration of “obesogenecity” beyond its relativity to the temporal surroundings of …

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Current and Future Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in the United States

Ruhm, Christopher J - In: Forum for Health Economics & Policy 10 (2007) 2

This study examines past patterns and projects future prevalence rates of obesity and severe obesity among US adults …. Trends in body mass index (BMI), overweight (BMI?25), obesity (BMI?30), class 2 obesity (BMI?35), class 3 obesity (BMI?40 …) and class 4 obesity (BMI?45) of 20-74 year olds are obtained using data from the first National Health Examination Survey …

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Cross-Country Variation in Obesity Patterns among Older Americans and Europeans

Michaud, Pierre-Carl; van Soest, Arthur H.O.; … - In: Forum for Health Economics & Policy 10 (2007) 2

While the fraction of obese people is not as large in Europe as in the United States, obesity is becoming an important … Health and Retirement Study in the U.S. (HRS), we analyze the correlates of obesity in the population ages 50 and above …, focusing on measures of energy intake and expenditure as well as socio-economic status. We find that obesity rates differ …

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Semiparametric Estimation of the Impacts of Longitudinal Interventions on Adolescent Obesity using Targeted Maximum-Likelihood: Accessible Estimation with the ltmle Package

Decker, Anna L.; Hubbard, Alan; Crespi, Catherine M.; … - In: Journal of Causal Inference 2 (2014) 1, pp. 95-108

Abstract While child and adolescent obesity is a serious public health concern, few studies have utilized parameters … of child and adolescent obesity is multivariable regression, with the parameter of interest being the coefficient on the …

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Neighborhood environment and obesity in the Louisville, Kentucky area

Lambert, Thomas E.; Min, Hokey - In: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 3 (2010) 2, pp. 163-174

journals that point to a possible link between neighborhood design and the level of obesity in such neighborhoods. The main … obesity. Design/methodology/approach – This paper looks at the average body mass index (BMI) of teenage and adult automobile … obesity. Least squares regression is used to analyze the data. Findings – Despite the findings of other papers, for the …

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