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Introduction Health economics is a thriving sub-discipline of economics. Applied health economics research is considered essential in the health care sector and is used extensively by public policy makers.
Clara C. Zwack +2 more
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HEALTH COSTS AND EXTERNALITIES OF PESTICIDE USE IN LOCUST AND GRASSHOPPER CONTROL IN THE SAHEL [PDF]
To evaluate the economic cost of classical chemical control of locusts, externalities of chemical pesticides in the Sahel are estimated through a farmer survey.
De Groote, Hugo, Houndekon, Victorin A.
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Quantitative Comparison of Ad‐Valorem Equivalents for Non‐Tariff Trade Measures: WTO Versus TRAINS
ABSTRACT Non‐tariff measures (NTMs) play a growing role in trade policy. Economists quantify NTMs by calculating their Ad Valorem Equivalents (AVE), typically employing one of two global NTM datasets: TRAINS from UNCTAD or WTO notifications. While TRAINS data better measure NTMs, their limited coverage over countries and time is inadequate for many ...
Sionegael Ikeme +3 more
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Linking representative household models with household surveys for poverty analysis : a comparison of alternative methodologies [PDF]
The authors compare three approaches to linking representative-household macro models with micro household income data in terms of their implications for measuring the poverty and distributional effects of policy shocks.
Agenor, Pierre-Richard +2 more
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Climate Change Agricultural Comparative Advantage and the US Trade Balance
ABSTRACT Current science indicates that warming and elevated atmospheric CO2 will have ambiguous results for crop productivity depending on crop type and geographic location, whereas increased heat stress makes livestock and human labor less productive.
Elizabeth A. Fraysse +2 more
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Queues, private health insurance and Medicare: is economics or ethics the driving force?
Malcolm Anderson +3 more
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Why Economics is good for your health - 2004 Royal Economic Society Public Lecture [PDF]
In this paper, I examine the contribution that economics can make to our understanding of key issues in health and health care. In the first part of the paper, I argue that economics can bring valuable insights into the world of over-eating and present ...
Carol Propper
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ABSTRACT This paper underscores the critical role of multisectoral convergence in enhancing child health, particularly in addressing anemia, a micronutrient deficiency linked to both diet and sanitation. We explore how the integration of nationwide food and nutrition programs with sanitation initiatives impacts anemia in Indian children under three ...
Soumya Gupta, Payal Seth, Prabhu Pingali
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Overview of new PhDs in the Nordic countries
Margareta Dackehag
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