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Biased health perceptions and risky health behaviors : theory and evidence

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Religiosity, Smoking and Other Risky Behaviors

Roman, Monica; Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Plopeanu, … - 2022

relates to risky behaviors like smoking, drinking, and drugs among the young. This study shows that not religion as such or …

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Religiosity, Smoking and Other Addictive Behaviors

Roman, Monica; Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Plopeanu, … - 2021

relates to addictive behaviors like smoking, drinking and drugs among the young. This study shows that not religion as such or …

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Religiosity, smoking and other addictive behaviours

Roman, Monica; Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Plopeanu, … - 2021

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Vietnam: Learning from Smart Reforms on the Road to Universal Health Coverage

Barroy, Helene; Jarawan, Eva; Bales, Sarah - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Universal Health Coverage is a powerful framework for a nation aiming to protect their population against health risks. However, countries face multiple challenges in implementing, achieving and sustaining UHC strategies. Sharing and learning from diverse country experiences may enable to foster...

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Sustaining Universal Health Coverage in France: A Perpetual Challenge

Barroy, Helene; Or, Zeynep; Kumar, Ankit; Bernstein, David - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health...

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Economics and Ethics of Results-Based Financing for Family Planning: Evidence and Policy Implications

Chowdury, Sadia; Vergeer, Petra; Schmidt, Harald; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

This paper was developed for World Bank task team leaders (TTLs) and teams designing results-based financing (RBF) programs in family planning (FP). It explores the rationale for introducing such incentives based on insights from classical and behavioral economics, to respond to supply- and...

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The Economic Costs of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific Islands

Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are an important health challenge in the Pacific. First,...

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Religiosity, smoking and other addictive behaviors

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Health risk factors among the older European populations : personal and country effects

García-Muñoz, Teresa M.; Neuman, Shoshana; Neuman, Tzahi - 2014

of factors behind the health-status in 16 European countries, focusing on behavioral risk factors (smoking, alcohol … effects of country-specific risk factors (country-level measures of smoking, obesity, and alcohol consumption) on the … measures. They include: share of smokers on a daily/regular basis; alcohol consumption (per-capita liters per year); share of …

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