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On plague in a time of Ebola
Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2015
Ebola and plague share several characteristics, even though the second and third plague epidemics dwarfed the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in terms of mortality. This essay reviews the mortality due to the two diseases and their lethality; the spatial and socioeconomic dimensions of plague mortality;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440009
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On plague and Ebola in a time of COVID-19
Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic recalls the Ebola epidemic of 2014-15 and earlier much more lethal plague epidemics. All share several characteristics, even though the second and third plague epidemics dwarfed the both the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak and COVID-19 in terms of mortality. This essay...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389379
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From the Tallest to (One of) the Fattest: The Enigmatic Fate of the American Population in the 20th Century
Komlos, John; Baur, Marieluise - 2003
considering that this adverse development is related to the greater social inequality, an inferior health-care system, and fewer …- and Northern European welfare states, with cradle to grave health and unemployment insurance currently provide a more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427368
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On plague in a time of Ebola
Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2015
Ebola and plague share several characteristics, even though the second and third plague epidemics dwarfed the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in terms of mortality. This essay reviews the mortality due to the two diseases and their lethality; the spatial and socioeconomic dimensions of plague mortality;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011382604
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Statures, BMIs, and Weight: A Reassessment
Carson, Scott A. - CESifo - 2013
decreases, and the two have different implications for human health. An alternative measure for net current biological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010723525
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On plague and Ebola in a time of COVID-19
Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic recalls the Ebola epidemic of 2014-15 and earlier much more lethal plague epidemics. All share several characteristics, even though the second and third plague epidemics dwarfed the both the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak and COVID-19 in terms of mortality. This essay...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012260976
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From the Tallest to (One of) the Fattest: The Enigmatic Fate of the American Population in the 20th Century
Komlos, John; Baur, Marieluise - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
considering that this adverse development is related to the greater social inequality, an inferior health-care system, and fewer …- and Northern European welfare states, with cradle to grave health and unemployment insurance currently provide a more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005121192
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Children s health, human capital accumulation, and R&D-based economic growth
Baldanzi, Annarita; Bucci, Alberto; Prettner, Klaus - 2017
We analyze the effects of children's health on human capital accumulation and on long-run economic growth. For this … parental education and health investments. We show that i) there is a complementarity between education and health: if parents … want to have better educated children, they also raise health investments and vice versa; ii) parental health investments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011609038
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The impact of new drug launches on the loss of labor from disease and injury : evidence from German panel data
Bui, Thi Mai Van (contributor); Stolpe, Michael (contributor) - 2007
and 2004. Using data from the German Federation of Public Pension Providers, the IMS Health Drug Launches database and the … the observation period. Controlling for individual determinants of health-related retirement, such as worker's age, sex …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003449223
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Diffusion of health technologies : evidence from the pharmaceutical sector
Serra-Sastre, Victoria; McGuire, Alistair - In: The economics of new health technologies : incentives, …, (pp. 53-71). 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003915931