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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background The study aims at identifying long-term trends and patterns of current smoking by age, gender, and education in Russia, including the most recent period from 2008 during which tobacco control policies were implemented, and to estimate the ...
Vladimir M. Shkolnikov +9 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Households in developing countries are often impaired in their economic opportunities by major health shocks. In this article, we first investigate the impact of a health shock on rural household consumption and explore the mechanisms how the health shock brings a household into indebtedness.
Linh D. Nguyen +3 more
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SSM: Population Health, 2021 Evidence suggests that contemporaneous labor force participation affects cognitive function; however, it is unclear whether it is employment itself or endogenous factors related to individuals’ likelihood of employment that protects against cognitive ...
Jo Mhairi Hale +2 more
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A Compact Mathematical Model of the World System Economic and Demographic Growth, 1 CE - 1973 CE [PDF]
arXiv, 2012 We propose an extremely simple mathematical model that is shown to be able to account for more than 99 per cent of all the variation in economic and demographic macrodynamics of the world for almost two millennia of its history. This appears to suggest a novel approach to the formation of the general theory of social macroevolution.
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Four essays on demographic economics [PDF]
, 2021 Η παρούσα διατριβή αποβλέπει στην εξέταση τεσσάρων δημογραφικών γεγονότων υπό την προοπτική της οικονομικής επιστήμης. Ειδικότερα, επιχειρεί την διερεύνηση του σχετικού εισοδήματος του Easterlin ως προς την εξέλιξη των εξής δημογραφικών γεγονότων: του γάμου, της γεννητικότητας εκτός γάμου, και του φαινομένου της ηλικιακής μετάθεσης της γεννητικότητας ...
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Impact of index insurance on downside income risk: Evidence from northern Kenya
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract We assessed the impact of index‐based livestock insurance (IBLI) on household income and its higher‐order moments (i.e., variance and skewness). The study uses four waves of panel survey data from northern Kenya and applies a two stage least squares (2SLS) instrumental variables regression to estimate the causal impacts.
Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Ibrahim Ochenje
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Determinants of Population Growth in Rajasthan: An Analysis [PDF]
arXiv, 2010 Rajasthan is the biggest State of India and is currently in the second phase of demographic transition and is moving towards the third phase of demographic transition with very slow pace. However, state's population will continue to grow for a time period. Rajasthan's performance in the social and economic sector has been poor in past.
arxiv
Do Zambian farmers manage climate risks?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract This study investigates production responses to climate risk among farmers in Zambia by combining historical rainfall with nationally representative household data. After identifying the importance of January and February rainfall in maize production, we define these months' historical rainfall variations as the climate risk index.
Soyoka Okamura, Ken Miura, Chieko Umetsu
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 131-137, January 2023., 2023 The cornerstone of treatment for symptomatic gallbladder stones is laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Pain is the commonest cause of extended hospital stay. Disturbance of liver—diaphragm surface tension is the main cause of pain. Retained CO2 is a major concern post laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Mohamed Lotfy Ali Abuelzein +3 more
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