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Using Statistics Canada LifePaths Microsimulation Model to Project the Disability Status of Canadian Elderly

Légaré, Jacques; Décarie, Yannick - In: International Journal of Microsimulation 4 (2011) 3, pp. 48-56

here the current disability module of LifePaths with longitudinal data from Canada’s National Population Health Survey …. The main output of the present paper would first produce, with new health scenarios, new estimates for Canada of elderly … in poor health, for those aged 75 and over. Secondly, it would produce an interesting comparative analysis, useful …

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Does Easily Accessible Nutritional Labelling Increase Consumption of Healthy Meals away from Home? A Field Experiment Measuring the Impact of a Point-of-Purchase Healthy Symbol on...

Thunström, Linda; Nordström, Jonas - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Ekonomihögskolan - 2011

This paper analyses the effect on meal consumption away from home of a point-of-purchase healthy symbol. We base the analysis on a field experiment in a lunch restaurant. Our results suggest that meal consumption does not increase if the meal is labeled with a healthy symbol. Also, the mean...

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Impact of rice innovation on the Health and Education on Farm Households in Selected States in Nigeria

Ojehomon, V.E.T.; Rita, A. Digne; Naomishie, Afiavi Agboh; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

and improve health. The specific objective of this study is estimates of the impact of NERICA adoption on rice yields … indicators health and education of women and men in NERICA dissemination project States in Nigerian. Sixty (60%) of male headed …

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Evolutionary convergence of the patterns of international research collaborations across scientific fields

Wang L.; Coccia M. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2015

Frame and Carpenter 1979 analysed the pattern of international research collaboration among scientific fields in 1970s. Starting from this pioneering work, this paper investigates international collaborations over 1997-2012 and compares the critical results with earlier studies to detect the...

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Mobility and health sector development in China and India

Holdaway, Jennifer; Levitt, Peggy; Fang, Jing; Rajaram, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 130 (2015) C, pp. 268-276

focuses on the role Chinese and Indian health professionals who have studied and worked overseas play in introducing ideas and … practices about healthcare provision and health education. We found that experience abroad influenced individuals, institutions … analysis of the role professional migrants play in transferring ideas and practices within the health sector would be valuable …

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