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Flux internationaux d'aide à la santé, taux de mortalité adulte et PIB. Le « triangle d'or » du développement ?

Ventelou, Bruno; Afridi, Muhammad Asim; Moatti, Jean-Paul - In: Revue Tiers-Monde n°215 (2013) 3, pp. 93-110

taken from the ?Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation?. We have included 37 low-income (LIC), 39 lower middle … relationship between series of foreign aid and population health may be bidirectional, adding a new stage of complexity for testing … international development aid, at least in the domain of assistance for health. …

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Does Job Insecurity Deteriorate Health? A Causal Approach for Europe

Caroli, Eve; Godard, Mathilde - HAL - 2014

This paper estimates the causal effect of perceived job insecurity { i.e. the fear of involuntary job loss { on health … potential endogeneity of job insecurity is not accounted for, the latter appears to deteriorate almost all health outcomes. When … tackling the endogeneity issue by estimating an IV model and dealing with potential weak-instrument issues, the health …

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Extended Families and Child Well-being

LaFave, Daniel; Thomas, Duncan - eSocialSciences - 2014

relationship between three measures of health- and education-related human capital of children and the distribution of resources …

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Development Economics through the Decades

Yusuf, Shahid; Deaton, Angus; Dervis, Kemal; Easterly, … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The World Development Report (WDR) has become such a fixture that it is easy to forget the circumstances under which it was born and the Bank's motivation for producing such a report at that time. In the first chapter of this essay, the authors provide a brief background on the circumstances of...

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Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011 : Second Edition

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

There are more than 215 million international migrants in the world. Recorded remittances received by developing countries, estimated to be US$325 billion in 2010, far exceed the volume of official aid flows and constitute more than 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in many developing...

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The UK-Nigeria Remittance Corridor : Challenges of Embracing Formal Transfer Systems in a Dual Financial Environment

Hernández-Coss, Raúl; Bun, Chinyere Egwuagu - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The UK-Nigeria remittance corridor has an equal dominance of formal and informal remittance intermediaries. Although several formal financial institutions for transferring money exist in the UK, many people choose to send money informally. More collaboration between the UK and Nigeria is...

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The Global HIV Epidemics among People Who Inject Drugs

Dutta, Arin; Wirtz, Andrea; Stanciole, Anderson; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

PWID in many countries. The scientific evidence presented here, the public health rationale, and the human rights …

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Explaining South Asia's Development Success : The Role of Good Policies

Ahmed, Sadiq - Economics Research, World Bank Group

South Asia has performed well over the past 25 years in reducing poverty, improving human development and increasing growth, but faster progress with poverty reduction will require a higher rate of growth. This book shows that the development performance is not a puzzle but largely explained by...

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Berlin Workshop Series 2007 : Development and the Next Generation

Kochendörfer-Lucius, Gudrun; Pleskovic, Boris - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This publication discusses development challenges and successes pertaining to the young generation, while considering how economic policies can help young people during the period of most fundamental changes in their life-the transition from youth to adult status- leaving school and becoming...

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Liberia Country Program Evaluation 2004-2011 : Evaluation of the World Bank Group Program

Group, Independent Evaluation - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This report evaluates the outcomes of World Bank Group support to Liberia from its post-war reengagement in 2003 through 2011. The country has moved from total disarray to a solid foundation for inclusive development. Although development has not moved forward as quickly as hoped, substantial...

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