Information on "Health Theory"
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October 2011
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Oct 2011
Income Inequality and Health
Author: Dierk Herzer, Peter Nunnenkamp
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper argues that previous cross-country (panel) studies on the relationship between income inequality and health suffer from significant biases due to (i) omitted country-specific factors, (ii) endogeneity, and (iii) cross-country heterogeneity... More on «Income Inequality and Health»
July 2010
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Jul 2010
Improving Research Quality: How Good is the Literature on the Impact of Education on HIV and AIDS?
Author: Fiona Samuels, Claire O'Meara
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
The UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education was established in March 2002 in recognition of the need to improve and accelerate the education response to HIV and AIDS. More on «Improving Research Quality: How Good is the Literature on the Impact of Education on HIV and AIDS?»
February 2009
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Feb 2009
Man is the Remedy of Man
Author: Sarah Helen Mathewson
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
Research suggests that men who endorse hegemonic masculine ideologies are less likely to engage in ‘health-positive’ behaviours. More on «Man is the Remedy of Man»
May 2008
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May 2008
Transitivity in Health Utility Measurement: An Experimental Analysis
Author: Ulrich Schmidt, Michael Stolpe
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The publication assesses whether transitivity empirically holds for the evaluation of health states. More on «Transitivity in Health Utility Measurement: An Experimental Analysis»
December 2007
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Dec 2007
Development of Scenarios for Health and Long-Term Care Expenditure in the European Union Member States
Author: Ehsan Khoman, Martin Weale
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This research report develops a model that yields several scenarios for health and long-term care expenditures for various EU member states. More on «Development of Scenarios for Health and Long-Term Care Expenditure in the European Union Member States»
October 2007
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Oct 2007
How Can the Analysis of Power and Process in Policy-Making Improve Health Outcomes?
Author: Kent Buse
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper asks what we know about the factors influencing the patterns and effectiveness of health policy change and how we can move the agenda forward in order to improve health outcomes. More on «How Can the Analysis of Power and Process in Policy-Making Improve Health Outcomes?»
June 2007
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Jun 2007
The Impact of Investing in Children
Author: Edward Anderson, Sarah Hague
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper examines the hypothesis that increases in public expenditure which translates into benefits for children have a positive impact on economic growth and a negative impact on inequality. More on «The Impact of Investing in Children»
April 2007
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Apr 2007
Performance-Based Incentives for Health: Demand- and Supply-Side Incentives in the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social
Author: Ferdinando Regalía, Leslie Castro
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper assesses conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs implemented in Nicaragua, a low-income country. More on «Performance-Based Incentives for Health: Demand- and Supply-Side Incentives in the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social» -
Apr 2007
Performance-Based Incentives for Health: A Way to Improve Tuberculosis Detection and Treatment Completion?
Author: Alexandra Beith, Rena Eichler, Diana Weil
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper examines performance-based incentives in tuberculosis (TB) control programs, which include financial and material incentives directed to patients, individual health workers (in the public and private sectors) and entire health care facilit... More on «Performance-Based Incentives for Health: A Way to Improve Tuberculosis Detection and Treatment Completion?»
March 2007
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Mar 2007
Performance-Based Incentives for Health: Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Amanda Glassman, Jessica Todd, Marie Gaarder
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper assesses conditional cash transfers' (CCTs) effectiveness in increasing the health of the poor in Latin America. More on «Performance-Based Incentives for Health: Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean»
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