Notes for a Course in Development Economics

important to refer to a venerable tradition in economics that has convergence as its very core prediction. The idea is based — roughly — on the argument that countries which are poor will have higher marginal products of capital, and consequently a higher rate of return to capital.

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A Contribution to the Theory of Economic Growth Robert M ...

A Contribution to the Theory of Economic Growth Robert M. Solow The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 70, No. 1. (Feb., 1956), pp. 65-94. Stable URL:

  Economic, Journal, Theory, Theory of economic

Using Weights in the Analysis of Survey Data

Calculating Post-Stratification Weights or ... • Thissecondapproachisbetter butthecharacteristicsThis second approach is better, but the characteristics ... some limits on the size of weights (min and max). •The SAS Raking macro is pretty clunky and hard to use.

  Approach, Limits, Calculating, Better

Greed and grievance in civil war - New York University

1 On the analysis of the duration of civil war see Collier et al. (2004) and Fearon (2004). ... We now consider quantitative indicators of opportunity, starting with opportuni- ... Zimbabwe 12/72 12/79 * * Note: Previous wars include war starts 1945–1994.

  Analysis, Quantitative, Zimbabwe

Gendered Media: The Influence of Media on Views of Gender

May 25, 1992 · From Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, and Culture by Julie Chapter 9, pp. 231-244.1994. Reprinted with 3 1 permission of Wadsworth Publishing, a division of Thomson Learning. Fax Gendered Media:

Benevolent Sexism - New York University

tional gender norms, which place men in positions . 62 Ambivalent Sexism of authority in the home, the community, and gov-ernment. In the majority of cultures, women are ... that women exposed to benevolent sexist instruc-tions prior to taking a test of job skills as part of .

  Tional, Instruc, Sexism

The social and economic consequences of malnutrition

2 Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences, Robert E Black et al., The Lancet, Maternal and Child Undernutrition Series, 2008. ... that can provide good quality integrated healthcare in developing countries, especially for newborns, children, and mothers. This includes community health workers who are

  Developing, Child, Countries, Undernutrition, In developing countries, Child undernutrition

Developmental assessment of children

development in 13 relatively deprived countries, published in the Lancet, ... • In countries with routine child health surveillance or developmental screening practices, concerns may be ... Undernutrition (failure to thrive) Iron deficiency anaemia

  Child, Countries, Undernutrition

365 Inadequate nutritional intakes: Causes

people in the world. The majority live in developing countries, but about 16 million live in developed countries. Progress is being made internationally in reducing the number of people affected by undernutrition, but results vary from one region to another. The consequences of inadequate nutrition are discussed in Chapter 37.

  Developing, Countries, Undernutrition, In developing countries

WASH & Nutrition

Undernutrition remains a significant public health threat that requires both WASH and nutrition interventions. Undernutrition is an underlying cause of 45 percent of child deaths globally, and the lives of nearly 7.4 percent of the world’s children are at immediate risk due to severe wasting (low weight for height).

  Child, Nutrition, Wash, Undernutrition, Wash amp nutrition

Preconception care: Maximizing the gains for maternal and ...

Maximizing the gains for maternal and child health 2 3 Facts: 4 out of 10 women report that their pregnancies are unplanned (2). As a result, essential health interventions provided once a woman and her partner decide to have a child will be too late in 40% of pregnancies. Maternal undernutrition and iron-deficiency anaemia increase the

  Child, Undernutrition, Preconception

Child Growth and Development Pregnancy and Prenatal ...

» 10,000 –20,000 children born in 46 countries » 100,000 miscarried » Predominantly Germany and Great Britain American Academy of Pediatrics committee on Drugs, 1994: No medication be prescribed for a pregnant or breast-feeding woman unless it is essential for her health or the child’s

  Child, Countries

Child Friendly Schools Manual - UNICEF

The Child-Friendly Schools Manual was developed during three-and-a-half years of continuous work, involving UNICEF education staff and specialists from partner agencies working on quality education. It benefits from fieldwork in 155 countries and territories, evaluations carried out by the Regional Offices

  Child, Countries, Unicef