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Food waste paradox: antecedents of food disposal in low income households
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-11)
This article aims to identify antecedents of food waste among lower-middle class families - a paradox, given the financial constraints this population faces. The importance of this research is evident in escalating ...
Socioeconomic status and COPD among low- and middle-income countries
(Dove Medical Press, 2016)
Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) is a strong social determinant of health. There remains a limited understanding of the association between SES and COPD prevalence among low- and middle-income countries where the ...
Desigualdad en mortalidad infantil entre las comunas de la provincia de Santiago
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2004)
The globalizability of temporal discounting
(Nature Human Behaviour, 2022)
Economic inequality is associated with preferences for smaller, immediate gains over larger, delayed ones. Such temporal discounting may feed into rising global inequality, yet it is unclear whether it is a function of ...
Etnic discrimination and income in San Andrés Island, ColombiaDiscriminación étnica e ingresos en la Isla de San Andrés, Colombia
(Universidad del Rosario, 2011)
This document examines, bases on the analysis of observable characteristics, if an income gapexists between the raizal population and non raizal population of San Andres Island. For thispurpose, the information of the ...
Is income area level associated with blood pressure in adults regardless of individual-level characteristics? A multilevel approach
(ELSEVIER SCI LTDOXFORD, 2012)
This population-based health survey was carried out in Florianopolis, Brazil, to assess the association between adult systolic blood pressure (SBP) and contextual income level, after controlling for potential individual-level ...
Variations in knowledge, awareness and treatment of hypertension and stroke risk by country income level
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
Objective: Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for stroke globally. We hypothesised that country-income level variations in knowledge, detection and treatment of hypertension may contribute to variations ...
Labor supply, criminal behavior and income redistribution
(Sociedade Brasileira de Econometria, 2009-12-01)
This paper develops an overlapping generations model of criminal behavior, which extends prior research on crime by taking into account individuals’ labor supply decisions and the stigma effect that affects convicted ...
Labor Supply, Criminal Behavior and Income RedistributionLabor Supply, Criminal Behavior and Income Redistribution
(Sociedade Brasileira de Econometria, 2009)
Propensity score matching approach to test the association of income inequality and mortality in Sao Paulo, Brazil
(B M J PUBLISHING GROUPLONDON, 2012)
Background Support for the adverse effect of high income inequality on population health has come from studies that focus on larger areas, such as the US states, while studies at smaller geographical areas (eg, neighbourhoods) ...