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Nutrición en el Caribe colombiano y su relación con el capital humano
Hoz, Joaquín Viloria de la - BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA - ECONOMÍA REGIONAL - 2007
Este documento analiza la situación nutricional del Caribe colombiano, y la compara conlas otras regiones colombianas y la media nacional. Así mismo, estudia las interrelacionesde la desnutrición con variables como la educación, la productividad laboral y la pobreza.El análisis de los...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005249889
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Nutrición en el Caribe colombiano y su relación con el capital humano
Hoz, Joaquín Viloria de la - Banco de la Republica de Colombia
Este documento analiza la situación nutricional del Caribe colombiano, y la compara con las otras regiones colombianas y la media nacional. Así mismo, estudia las interrelaciones de la desnutrición con variables como la educación, la productividad laboral y la pobreza. El análisis de los...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011189246
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Modern infectious diseases: macroeconomic impacts and policy responses
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2020
: HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, influenza, and COVID-19. Although major epidemics and pandemics can take an enormous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012271478
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Uncovering the role of education in the uptake of preventive measures against Malaria in the African population
Kempter, Elisabeth; Upadhayay, Neha Bhardwaj - 2022
In many African countries where malaria is endemic, this life-threatening disease is a leading cause of death. What … role does education, in particular numeracy and literacy, play in malaria prevention and treatment-seeking? In this study … comprehensive view on the evolution of malaria prevention and treatment-seeking attitudes adapted among sub-Saharan African cohorts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013337617
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Long-term effects of early childhood malaria exposure on education and health: Evidence from colonial Taiwan
Chang, Simon; Fleisher, Belton M.; Kim, Seonghoon; Liu, … - 2011
We estimate the effects of early childhood malaria exposure on education and health at older ages by exploiting … variations in malaria exposure risk around birth that resulted from a universal malaria eradication campaign in colonial Taiwan … in the early 20th century. We find that malaria exposure around birth leads to lower life-time educational attainment and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278381
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Modern Infectious Diseases: Macroeconomic Impacts and Policy Responses
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2020
: HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, influenza, and COVID-19. Although major epidemics and pandemics can take an enormous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012322424
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Uncovering the role of education in the uptake of preventive measures against Malaria in the African population
Kempter, Elisabeth; Upadhayay, Neha Bhardwaj - 2022
In many African countries where malaria is endemic, this life-threatening disease is a leading cause of death. What … role does education, in particular numeracy and literacy, play in malaria prevention and treatment-seeking? In this study … comprehensive view on the evolution of malaria prevention and treatment-seeking attitudes adapted among sub-Saharan African cohorts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013338745
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Long-term effects of early childhood malaria exposure on education and health : evidence from colonial Taiwan
Chang, Simon; Fleisher, Belton M.; Kim, Seonghoon; Liu, … - 2011
We estimate the effects of early childhood malaria exposure on education and health at older ages by exploiting … variations in malaria exposure risk around birth that resulted from a universal malaria eradication campaign in colonial Taiwan … in the early 20th century. We find that malaria exposure around birth leads to lower life-time educational attainment and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009232535
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Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Malaria Exposure on Education and Health : Evidence from Colonial Taiwan
Chang, Simon - 2011
We estimate the effects of early childhood malaria exposure on education and health at older ages by exploiting … variations in malaria exposure risk around birth that resulted from a universal malaria eradication campaign in colonial Taiwan … in the early 20th century. We find that malaria exposure around birth leads to lower life-time educational attainment and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129095
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Malaria Prevalence, Indoor Residual Spraying, and Insecticide-Treated Net Usage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Picone, Gabriel - 2017
This paper examines the extent to which bed net usage is responsive to changes in malaria prevalence and whether indoor … residual spraying crowds out bed net usage. We show that malaria prevalence increases the probability of sleeping under an … malaria prevalence increases the probability of sleeping under a bed net by 0.41 percentage point. We find that indoor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973731