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Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2002 Este trabajo se propone reflexionar sobre el lugar que la comunidad de los especialistas en salud pública está ocupando en las reformas contemporáneas de los sistemas de salud. Discutimos la cuestión a partir de los casos de Brasil y de México porque, en
Raquel Abrantes Pêgo, Celia Almeida
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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A socio-political history of South Africa’s National Health Insurance
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023 Background Spurred by the WHO’s endorsement of universal health coverage as a goal of all health systems, many countries are undertaking health financing reforms.
Eleanor Beth Whyle, Jill Olivier
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli +2 more
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The Relationship Between Interest Rates and Agricultural Commodity Price Dynamics
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The U.S. Federal Reserve has undertaken several interest rate interventions in the past decade. This study explores the relationship between U.S. corn and soybean prices and Federal Reserve monetary policy interventions, in the short and long run.
Zhining Sun, Ani L. Katchova
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000 Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are currently reforming their national health sectors and also implementing a comprehensive approach to reproductive health care.
A. Langer, G. Nigenda, J. Catino
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli +2 more
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A gendered look at Mexico's health-sector reform
The Lancet, 2006 The strong links between health and development have been increasingly articulated by leaders in health policy and economic development: investments in health systems help to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development while national development contributes to improved public health.
Ana, Langer, Jennifer, Catino
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Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson +2 more
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Propuestas de reforma en salud y equidad en Uruguay: ¿redefinición del Welfare State?
Cadernos de Saúde PúblicaEn el presente artículo se realizan una revisión y un análisis de las propuestas de reforma del sector Salud en Uruguay, y de los posibles efectos de estas reformas en términos de equidad, estructura institucional del sector y relaciones de poder entre ...
Myriam Mitjavila +2 more
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