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Purpose of the study: to examine the costs and cost-effectiveness of ‘second-generation’ telecare, in addition to … standard support and care that could include ‘first-generation’ forms of telecare, compared with standard support and care that … could include ‘first-generation’ forms of telecare. Design and methods: a pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial with …
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A simple but novel experiment is described examining the impact of interviewer appearance upon stated willingness to pay (WTP) for an environmental good. This test consists of an interviewer wearing either formal or more casual clothing. This analysis is interacted with a cross cutting treatment...
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Payments for environmental services (PES) especially of the forests are considered a potential instrument to mitigate environment and development challenges faced in many tropical countries. The success of any PES scheme is highly dependent on reliable economic data and monetary values of the...
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A modern form of energy, in particular electricity for household use, is an important vehicle in alleviating poverty in developing countries. However, access and costs of connecting to this service for most poor in these countries is inconceivable. Policies promoting electricity connection in...
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Recent data analysed for Ireland suggest a strong link between disability status and household poverty, while there …, this paper estimates the welfare implications of disability for older people in Ireland. We define and estimate models of … the private costs borne by households with older persons who have a disability in Ireland, both in general and by severity …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that not only (obviously) social enterprises but also conventional ones are based on social intentions and that these social intentions often have community dimensions. The conclusion of these findings is that conventional research, and...
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This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of interest in the role of faith in...
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disability policy goal, as it has evolved in two discrete settings – British Columbia, Canada and Ireland. The findings identify …
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