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Gary Becker's Contributions in Health Economics [PDF]
, 2014 This short essay reviews Gary Becker's contributions and influence in health economics. It was originally prepared for the collection of short papers in honor of Gary Becker that is scheduled to appear in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Demographic
Soares, Rodrigo dos Reis +1 more
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Earth, 2023 Sea-level rise, population growth, and changing land-use patterns will further constrain Florida’s already scarce groundwater and surface water supplies in the coming decades. Significant investments in water supply and water demand management are needed
Dat Tran, Tatiana Borisova, Kate Beggs
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Evaluation of age-specific causes of death in the context of the Italian longevity transition
Scientific Reports, 2022 In many low-mortality countries, life expectancy at birth increased steadily over the last century. In particular, both Italian females and males benefited from faster improvements in mortality compared to other high-income countries, especially from the
Andrea Nigri +3 more
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The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 2023 Summary: Background: Avoidable mortality, including both treatable and preventable deaths, is frequently used as an indicator of health system performance.
Zlatko Nikoloski +2 more
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BMJ Open, 2023 Objectives This study aims to assess sample selection bias in mobile phone survey estimates of fertility and under-5 mortality.Design With data from the Demographic and Health Surveys, we use logistic regressions to identify sociodemographic correlates ...
Georges Reniers +4 more
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Assessing the impacts of climate change on cereal production in Bangladesh: evidence from ARDL modeling approach [PDF]
International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 2022 Purpose – This study aims to examine the impacts of climate change (CC), measured average annual rainfall, average annual temperature and carbon dioxide (CO2e) on cereal production (CPD) in Bangladesh by using the annual dataset from 1988–2014, with the ...
Abbas Ali Chandio +5 more
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EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL TRENDS IN ROMANIA [PDF]
Revista Romana de Economie, 2007 This paper deals with demographic trends in Romania and their influence on the labour market. In this context, unemployment and emigration are factors that play a significant role in the economy.
Constantin CIUTACU +2 more
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The Lancet Public Health, 2019 Summary: Background: Since 2005, Russia has made substantial progress, experiencing an almost doubling of per-capita gross domestic product by purchasing power parity (GDP [PPP]) to US$24 800 and witnessing a 6-year increase in life expectancy, reaching
Vladimir M Shkolnikov, PhD +3 more
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Demographic and economic correlates of health in old age [PDF]
Demography, 1997 Abstract In this paper we examine disparities in the ability to function among older Americans. We place special emphasis on two goals: (I) understanding the quantitatively large socioeconomic status-health gradient, and (2) the persistence in health outcomes over long periods. We find that there exist strong contemporaneous and long-run
James P. Smith, Raynard Kington
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT. LABOUR MARKET CHANGES IN ROMANIA. FACTORS, CAUSES, ADJUSTMENT MECHANISMS [PDF]
Revista Romana de Economie, 2008 The reform of labour market and the modification of the human capital management model evolved unsteadily, much behind the demand from the economic and social environment.
Valentina VASILE, Valeriu IOAN-FRANC
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