Modelling socioeconomic and health determinants of health care use: A semiparametric approach [PDF]
This paper suggests bivariate semiparametric index models as a tool for modelling the interplay of socioeconomic and health characteristics in determining health care utilisation.
Jürgen Maurer
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Exploring the Causes of Low Immunization Status in School Going Children [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Although a definitive immunization program has been advocated for children in our country, the immunization coverage is far from satisfactory. There is paucity of survey studies related to immunization pattern.
Inamdar, M +3 more
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Food waste, date labels, and risk preferences: An experimental exploration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract This study provides theoretical and experimental evidence that consumers adjust their premeditated food waste by date labels and their risk and loss preferences. The “Use by” date label leads to more premeditated food waste than “Best by” for deli meat and spaghetti sauce.
Norbert Lance Weston Wilson +1 more
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Stereotypes and valuations of Peruvian social groups in a sample of wealthy people from Lima = Estereotipos y valoración de grupos sociales peruanos en una muestra de personas de sectores sociales privilegiados de Lima [PDF]
, 2019 Peruvian society is characterized by its ethnical, cultural and socioeconomic diversity, which leads to complex intergroup relations. To contribute to understanding this phenomenon, the present study aims to examine the stereotypical representations and ...
Espinosa, Agustín +4 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract This paper employs machine learning to determine which preferential trade agreement (PTA) provisions are relevant to agricultural trade patterns and the factors that may influence their adoption. Utilizing the three‐way gravity model, we apply plug‐in Lasso regularized regression to pinpoint predictive PTA provisions for agricultural trade ...
Stepan Gordeev +3 more
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Why is child malnutrition lower in urban than rural areas? [PDF]
"While ample evidence documents that urban children generally have better nutritional status than their rural counterparts, recent research suggests that urban malnutrition is on the rise.
Ndiaye, Aida +2 more
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Food and Families' Socioeconomic Status [PDF]
The Journal of Nutrition, 1994 This paper explores the relationship between food expenditures and consumption patterns and families' socioeconomic status in the United States. Three themes follow through the paper. One is that as income rises over time and across socioeconomic groups, a smaller percent of that income is spent of food.
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Age, Socioeconomic Status and Obesity Growth [PDF]
The rapid growth in obesity represents a major public concern. Although body weight tends to increase with age, the evolution of obesity over the lifecycle is not well understood. We use longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to
Charles L. Baum II, Christopher J. Ruhm
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Effect of individual-level and socioeconomic factors on long-term survival after cataract surgery over a 30-year period [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: To evaluate survival and the risk for mortality after cataract surgery in relation to individual-level and socioeconomic factors in Scotland over 3 decades. Setting: Linked healthcare data, United Kingdom.
Blundell +9 more
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Mexican consumers' attitudes toward irradiated and imported apples
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study centers on analyzing Mexican consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for imported US fresh apples subjected to irradiation, contrasting it with the more prevalent postharvest chemical treatments. We collect data using a survey tool in Qualtrics designed to explore the impact of information dissemination through two distinct narrative ...
André D. Murray +2 more
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