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Abstract The Royal Government of Cambodia recently launched its National Social Protection Policy framework to strengthen and expand social security and assistance. To inform social health protection policy, we examine socio‐economic survey data and administrative coverage data to assess the coverage potential of existing coverage mechanisms and ...
Robert J. Kolesar +5 more
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The Role of Tax‐Benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America
ABSTRACT This paper aims to assess the extent to which cash transfers, direct taxes, and social insurance contributions help to reduce gender income inequalities in seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.
María Cecilia Deza +4 more
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Abstract This paper examines disparities in longevity among Spanish retirement pensioners aged 65+, focusing on pension income and gender between 2008 and 2021. Using linked administrative records, we estimate life expectancy and complementary indicators (median, modal age at death, interquartile range).
Carlos Vidal‐Meliá +2 more
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The main objective of this research work is to identify the impact of health on productivity in Peru for the year 2019, with respect to 4 disaggregations, these are: educational levels, geographic domains, income quintiles and age ranges. For this purpose, an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) econometric model corrected by Heckman's two-stage estimation was
Obregón Donayre, Aldo Franco +1 more
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ABSTRACT Despite the high prevalence of cervical and breast cancer, screening rates remain low in low‐income countries. Using nationally representative data, we examine factors associated with knowledge and uptake of cervical and breast cancer screening among married women ages 30–49 in Nepal.
Young‐ji Lee +2 more
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Nationwide study of appendicitis in children
This study of all paediatric appendicitis cases among Swedish children reports the incidence of disease. Multivariable analysis was performed to estimate the association between travel time to hospital and the risk of complicated appendicitis, adjusted for socioeconomic determinants of health. Increasing travel time to hospital did not seem to increase
E. Omling +7 more
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El Consumo de los Hogares Colombianos, 2006-2007: Estimación de Sistemas de Demanda [PDF]
Utilizando datos a nivel de hogares de la Encuesta de Ingresos y Gastos2006-2007, estimamos cuatro diferentes especificaciones de sistemasde demanda para Colombia, a saber, el sistema lineal de gastos (les),el sistema lineal de gastos extendido (eles ...
Darwin Cortes, Jorge Perez
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Food insecurity and coping strategies of low‐income households in Tshwane, South Africa
Abstract This study used principal component analysis to provide targeted policy interventions in response to livelihood coping strategies adopted by low‐income households in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa. The empirical findings are categorized into four food‐coping strategy groups.
Adrino Mazenda, Tinashe Mushayanyama
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From start to finish: a framework for the production of small area official statistics
Summary Small area estimation is a research area in official and survey statistics of great practical relevance for national statistical institutes and related organizations. Despite rapid developments in methodology and software, researchers and users would benefit from having practical guidelines for the process of small area estimation. We propose a
Nikos Tzavidis +4 more
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El objetivo del trabajo fue analizar la dependencia de remesas de los individuos en relación con variables socioeconómicas como el género, ubicación, grado educativo y nivel socioeconómico. Se espera que los individuos con mayor grado educativo y nivel socioeconómico son los que más dependen de las remesas. Con datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos
Aodet Castellón-Gonzaléz +2 more
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