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The Impact of Low Income on Child Health: Evidence from a Birth Cohort Study
Burgess, Simon; Propper, Carol; Rigg, John A. - Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE - 2004
There is a growing literature that shows that higher family income is associated with better health for children …. Wealthier parents may have more advantaged children because they have more income to buy health care or because parental wealth … is associated with beneficial behaviours or because parental health is associated with both income and children¿s health …
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The Impact of Low-Income on Child Health: Evidence from a Birth Cohort Study
Burgess, Simon; Propper, Carol; Rigg, John - Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), … - 2004
There is a growing literature that shows that higher family income is associated with better health for children …. Wealthier parents may have more advantaged children because they have more income to buy health care or because parental wealth … is associated with beneficial behaviours or because parental health is associated with both income and children's health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077137
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Valuing mother and child health: The intrauterine environment
Nastis, Stefanos A.; Crocker, Thomas D. - In: Economics & Human Biology 10 (2012) 3, pp. 318-328
The paper estimates the value a mother assigns to own health relative to child health. Estimation of relative health valuation requires the decomposition of a child health improvement into its direct effect on the child's health and its indirect effect, through improvements in maternal health....
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Quantifying the cost of passive smoking on child health: evidence from children's cotinine samples
Frijters, Paul; Shields, Michael A.; Wheatley Price, Stephen - 2006
factors, the shadow price or income-equivalence of such exposure is £16,000 (US$30,000) per year. A further policy … income and child health. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268071
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Quantifying the Cost of Passive Smoking on Child Health: Evidence from Children’s Cotinine Samples
Frijters, Paul; Shields, Michael A.; Price, Stephen Wheatley - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
factors, the shadow price or income-equivalence of such exposure is £16,000 (US$30,000) per year. A further policy … income and child health. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566672
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Health Financing in Vanuatu : Challenges and Options
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These...
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A Study on the Implementation of Jampersal Policy in Indonesia
Achadi, Endang L.; Achadi, Anhari; Pambudi, Eko; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Indonesia launched Jampersal in 2011, a nationwide program to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn deaths. The program was financed by central government revenues and provided free and comprehensive maternal and neonatal care with an emphasis on promoting institutional deliveries....
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Pakistan: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Pakistan remains one of the region's poorest performers against MDG targets. Progress toward education, gender, and health MDGs are off track. Despite slow progress, maternal health indicators have improved: maternal mortality has declined by over half in 20 years. A half of deliveries has been...
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Sri Lanka: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Sri Lanka is an island nation with a population of 20 million. In 2012, per capita income was US $2,923. From 2003 to …
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Achieving MDGs 4&5: China's Progress on Maternal and Child Health
Cortez, Rafael; Saadat, Seemeen; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
China has made great progress in improving maternal and child health (MCH). It reduced maternal deaths from 1,500 per 100,000 live births and over 200 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 1949 to 120 per 100,000 live births and infant deaths to 42 per 1,000 by 1990. Currently China is on track...
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