As the world recently turned its attention to the struggle of expanding health insurance coverage for 40 million people in the United States, it is important not to forget the 4 billion people in low-...
The paper examines household members' labor inputs into different income-earning activities and the contributions of household members in different age-sex categories in terms of hours worked and household...
In this present paper the demographic and socioeconomic correlates of school enrollment and attendance in Botswana are studied by applying an economic analysis to household data. Three basic economic hypotheses...
This present study summarizes and highlights the findings related to fertility in rural Botswana. The data show that children play a significant socioeconomic role in the traditional household in Botswana...
An economic approach to the evaluation of nutrition and related health programs is described. Although health related interventions aim to increase household and individual welfare, they may be inconsistent...
This paper conveys in broad terms an economist's approach to concepts and measurement of nutrition and related health programs. It is an outgrowth of an interdisciplinary research project involving the...