children and infants. A rationale for expansion of smoke-free laws implicitly presumes that potential public health gains from … bans impact the venue of smoking, and the health of children and infants. Using models that exploit state- and county … cost savings of about $71 - $111 million annually. Health improvements among older children add to these economic benefits. …

show that better WASH increases the productivity of protein and calories in the formation of child health using as proxies …This paper estimates flexible child health production functions to investigate whether better water, sanitation and … hygiene (WASH) practices make nutrition intake more productive for children aged 6-24 months. Using cohort data, with detailed …

variables on a number of issues like cognitive development in children and labour productivity in the developing world. These … and issues across several disciplines including economics, nutrition, psychology and public health in the hope of … and based on skilled use of econometric methodology. Here he tackles the vital interaction between economics with health …

application to problems of food, nutrition and health. It demonstrates the usefulness of rigorous econometric and statistical … methods in addressing issues of under-nutrition and poor child health in developing countries, as well as obesity in developed …, demography, epidemiology and public health, provides a sound basis for the formulation of public policies. “These essays by Alok …

Health and Productivity in Developing Countries -- 5. Estimating Short and Long Run Income Elasticities of Foods and … Estimate of Energy Needs? -- III Child Health and Cognitive Development in Developing Countries -- 11. Modelling the Health of … Filipino Children -- 12. Modelling the Effects of Nutritional and Socioeconomic Factors on the Growth and Morbidity of Kenyan …