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Height is the result of a complex process of growth that begins at birth and reaches the end in early adulthood.  This paper studies the determinants of height from birth to maturity.  A height production function is specified whose structure allows height to be the result of the accumulation...
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target the right policies and programs to maximize the health and social impacts of Europe’s HIV responses and get higher …
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France ranks first globally in terms of quality of health care and the degree of accessibility, according to the Global … Retirement Index 2014, published by International Living. This conclusion is also shared by experts from the World Health … Organization. Thouse who pay contributions to social security system can benifit of health insurance that covers about 70% of …
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. Though the Russian government understands the importance of a healthy lifestyle, employees-sponsored health programs have not … initiatives to help small and medium enterprises, national health programs, pilot projects, and a wide range of measures aimed at … discuss what health policy initiatives could be taken in Russia in order to promote worksite wellness programs. …
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health insurance and thus increase access to medical care and long-term surveillance for populations with pre …
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This paper shows how policies aimed at insuring health risks and those intended to improve the environment are (and … of poor health in the future prompting agents to self insure against anticipated, rising medical expenses. The increased …-growth nexus may be attractive from a capital-accumulation perspective; however, rising pollution, via the health channel …
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The need for safety nets in Sub-Saharan Africa is vast. In addition to being the world’s poorest region, Sub-Saharan Africa is also one of the most unequal. In this context, redistribution must be seen as a legitimate way to fight poverty and ensure shared prosperity - and all the more so in...
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This report presents the results of purchasing power parities (PPPs) in the 2011 International Comparison Program in Asia and the Pacific and background information on the concepts that underpin the results. The PPPs are disaggregated by major economic aggregates that enable robust cross-country...
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deal with education, labor market, health, and social protection. Each section starts by examining recent trends and the …
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health reforms which are widely viewed as going beyond election commitments - impacted on health? …
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