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A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic and Human Development
This book contributes to the empirical literature on economic and human development from five different perspectives: the first chapter provides a new statistical test for bimodality of densities with an application to ...
Sociocultural factors in the control and prevention of parasitic diseases
(Reviews of infectious diseases 4(4):871-879, 1982-07)
Control and prevention of parasitic disease depends on an adequate knowledge of interactions
among factors such as human behavior, the environment, and the life cycles of
parasites. Sociocultural factors in large part ...
Sociocultural factors in the control and prevention of parasitic diseases
(Reviews of infectious diseases 4(4):871-879, 1982-07)
Control and prevention of parasitic disease depends on an adequate knowledge of interactions
among factors such as human behavior, the environment, and the life cycles of
parasites. Sociocultural factors in large part ...
Manipulation of Social Program Eligibility: Detection, Explanations and Consequences for Empirical Research
(Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE, 2009)
We document manipulation of a targeting system which used a poverty index score to determine eligibility for social welfare programs in Colombia, including health insurance. We show strategic behavior in the timing of the ...
Intermediate tree cover can maximize groundwater recharge in the seasonally dry tropics
(2016)
Water scarcity contributes to the poverty of around one-third of the world’s people. Despite many benefits, tree planting in dry regions is often discouraged by concerns that trees reduce water availability. Yet relevant ...
Food intake and the significance of feeding in Qom children of northern Argentina
(Oxford University Press, 2020-11)
Background: As part of the ubiquitous nutritional transition indigenous are experiencing, the typical diet of most indigenous communities is being substituted by one with high-fat and high-energy-density foods. Domestic ...
La distribución global del ingreso. De la caída del muro de Berlín a la gran recesión
(Universidad Externado de Colombia, 2015-07-01)
Este artículo presenta una base de datos recién compilada y mejorada de encuestas nacionales de hogares entre 1988 y 2008. En 2008, el índice global de Gini es de un 70,5% después de disminuir en cerca de 2 puntos Gini en ...
Sorteio de domicílios em favelas em inquéritos por amostragem
(Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Saúde Pública, 2011-12-01)
OBJETIVO: Identificar vantagens e desvantagens do uso de segmentos em relação ao sorteio feito a partir da lista completa de endereços, para o sorteio de domicílios em amostragem por conglomerados em múltiplos estágios em ...
Sorteio de domicílios em favelas em inquéritos por amostragem
(Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Saúde Pública, 2011-12-01)
OBJETIVO: Identificar vantagens e desvantagens do uso de segmentos em relação ao sorteio feito a partir da lista completa de endereços, para o sorteio de domicílios em amostragem por conglomerados em múltiplos estágios em ...