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  • Parental Investments and Children's Human Capital in Low-to-Middle-Income Countries

    by Jere R. Behrman ...
    Series series Elements in Development Economics
    This Element reviews what we know about parental investments and children's human capital in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). First, it presents definitions and a simple analytical framework; then discusses determinants of children's human capital in the form of cognitive skills, socioemotional skills and physical and mental health; then reviews estimates of impacts of these forms of human ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • The Right Skills for the Job?: Rethinking Training Policies for Workers

    Edited by Rita Almeida, Jere Behrman, David Robalino ...
    Creating jobs and increasing productivity are at the top of agenda for policymakers across the world. Knowledge accumulation and skills are recognized as central in this process. More-educated workers not only have better employment opportunities, earn more, and have more stable and rewarding jobs, but also they are more adaptable and mobile. Workers who acquire more skills also make other workers ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Social Benefits of Education

    Edited by Jere R. Behrman, Nevzer Stacey ...
    Series series Economics Of Education
    For decades, the primary argument in justifying education has been based on its direct economic effects. Yet education also provides "social benefits" for individuals and society at large, including a better way of taking care of ourselves, and consequently creating a better society to live in. Though it is difficult to quantify these social benefits, a more systematic analysis would improve our ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • Towards a Better Global Economy

    Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the 21st Century

    by Franklin Allen, Jere R. Behrman, Nancy Birdsall, Dani Rodrik, Andrew Steer, Arvind Subramanian, Shahrokh Fardoust ...
    Substantial progress in the fight against extreme poverty was made in the last two decades. But the slowdown in global economic growth and significant increases in income inequality in many developed and developing countries raise serious concerns about the continuation of this trend into the 21st century. The time has come to seriously think about how improvements in official global governance, ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Causes, Correlates and Consequences of Death Among Older Adults

    Some Methodological Approaches and Substantive Analyses

    by Paul Taubman, Jere R. Behrman, Robin C. Sickles ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    All humans eventually die, but life expectancies differ over time and among different demographic groups. Teasing out the various causes and correlates of death is a challenge, and it is one we take on in this book. A look at the data on mortality is both interesting and suggestive of some possible relationships. In 1900 life expectancies at birth were 46. 3 and 48. 3 years for men and women ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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  • Aging in Canada

    by Neena L. Chappell, Marcus J. Hollander ...
    Canada, like other countries, is aging. The media has reported on a "grey tsunami," a demographic change reflecting longer life expectancy and the retirement of the so-called baby boomer generation. The numbers and percentages of older adults within our population continue to increase. In 2010, 15.3 percent of Canada's population was over 65; in 2030, it will be 24.1 percent. Many commentators ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Urban Health and Society

    Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research and Practice

    Edited by Nicholas Freudenberg, Susan Klitzman, Susan Saegert ...
    Series Book 17 - Public Health/Vulnerable Populations
    Praise for Urban Health and Society"This is a spectacular resource for practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and students interested in improving the lives and health of individuals and families in urban settings. This book provides the most current frameworks, research, and approaches for understanding how unique features of the urban physical and social environments that shape the health of ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • No Small Matter: The Impact of Poverty Shocks and Human Capital Investments in Early Childhood Development

    by Alderman,Harold ...
    Education is often seen as a fundamental means to improve economic prospects for individuals from low income settings. However even with increased emphasis on basic education for all many individuals fail to achieve basic skills to succeed in life. The book presents evidence that one core reason is that by the time a child is old enough to attend school there is already a wide disparity in ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences

    Edited by Linda George ...
    Series series Handbooks of Aging
    Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition, provides extensive reviews and critical evaluations of research on the social aspects of aging. It also makes available major references and identifies high-priority topics for future research. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews developments in the field of age and the life course (ALC) studies and presents guidelines ... Read more

    $91.19 CAD

  • Handbook of Health Economics

    Edited by J.P. Newhouse, A J. Culyer ...
    Series Book 1 - Handbooks in Economics
    The Handbook of Health Economics provide an up-to-date survey of the burgeoning literature in health economics. As a relatively recent subdiscipline of economics, health economics has been remarkably successful. It has made or stimulated numerous contributions to various areas of the main discipline: the theory of human capital; the economics of insurance; principal-agent theory; asymmetric ... Read more

    $155.19 CAD

  • Population Mental Health

    Evidence, Policy, and Public Health Practice

    by Neal Cohen, Sandro Galea ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Public Health
    First Published in 2012. The past 150 years have seen dramatic and continuing improvements in health and life expectancy. In the last century alone. Formulating a 21st century public health agenda to address the increasing burden of chronic diseases worldwide will require the same innovation and perseverance. Split into three sections, the first highlights the public health significance of mental ... Read more

    $93.99 CAD

  • The Promise Of Early Childhood Development In Latin America

    by Vegas Emiliana; Santibanez Lucrecia ...
    Early childhood development outcomes play an important role throughout a person's life, affecting one's income-earning capacity and productivity, longevity, health, and cognitive ability. The deleterious effects of poor early childhood development outcomes can be long-lasting, affecting school attainment, employment, wages, criminality, and social integration of adults.The authors first take stock ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD