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Incentives and children's dietary choices : a field experiment in primary schools
Belot, Michèle; James, Jonathan G.; Nolen, Patrick - 2015
We conduct a field experiment in 31 primary schools in England to test the effectiveness of different temporary incentive schemes, an individual based incentive scheme and a competitive scheme, on increasing the choice and consumption of fruit and vegetables at lunchtime. The individual scheme...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348301
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Fifty years of Asian experience in the spread of education and healthcare
Mundle, Sudipto - 2018
. However, as the better-off regions, areas, and households approach the upper limits of achievable education and health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011898729
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Does investment in education and health impact youth employment outcomes? : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Anowor, Oluchukwu F.; Ichoku, Hyacinth E.; Onodugo, … - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-16
study investigated the unique relationship between investment in human capital proxied by spending in education and health … investment comprising private and government health expenditures, primary, secondary and tertiary education expenditures were … health. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014500475
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Incentives and Children's Dietary Choices: A Field Experiment in Primary Schools
Belot, Michèle; James, Jonathan; Nolen, Patrick J. - 2015
We conduct a field experiment in 31 primary schools in England to test the effectiveness of different temporary incentive schemes, an individual based incentive scheme and a competitive scheme, on increasing the choice and consumption of fruit and vegetables at lunchtime. The individual scheme...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401704
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Fifty years of Asian experience in the spread of education and healthcare
Mundle, Sudipto - 2018
. However, as the better-off regions, areas, and households approach the upper limits of achievable education and health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943904
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Universal Prekindergarten, Fertility, and Maternal Health : A Difference-in-Regression-Discontinuities Design with Extrapolations
Hong, Kai - 2019
study, I examine the effects of the New York City pre-K program on the health of low-income mothers, their healthcare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012900885
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Changing Eating Habits – A Field Experiment in Primary Schools.
School of Economics, University of Edinburgh - 2013
We conduct a field experiment in 31 primary schools in England to test whether incentives to eat fruit and vegetables help children develop healthier habits. The intervention consists of rewarding children with stickers and little gifts for a period of four weeks for choosing a portion of fruit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010931964
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Non-parametric approaches to education and health efficiency in OECD countries
Afonso, António; Aubyn, Miguel St. - In: Journal of Applied Economics VIII (2005) November, pp. 227-246
We address the efficiency in education and health sectors for a sample of OECD countries by applying two alternative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005168968
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Relationships of education and health in the context of economic development
Vychová, Helena; Mertl, Jan - In: Politická ekonomie 2009 (2009) 1, pp. 58-78
This article focuses on common and different attributes of education and health from economic and social perspective …. Education and health are not usually analyzed together so this could be considered to be an innovative approach. Article … contains knowledge which reflects empirically known dependencies in the area of education and health determinants and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008754961
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Impact of public spending on health and education of children in India: A Panel data simultaneous equation model
Bhakta, Runu - Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) - 2014
incorporating the linkages between health status of children and their educational achievements in India. This study has developed a …The basic objective of the study is to examine the impact of public expenditure on health and education after … simultaneous equation model among health and education of children, and public expenditure on these sectors. Three stage least …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123755