The Economic Benefits of Investing in Child Health

The Economic Benefits of Investing in Child Health

This paper presents a survey of the theory and the evidence on the economic impact of investing in child health. It shows that investing in the health of children is justified not only because it fulfills a basic human right, but also because it is...

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Main Authors: Belli, Paolo C., Appaix, Olivier
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
ARI
BURDEN OF DISEASE
CHILD CARE
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES
CHILD MORBIDITY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD SURVIVAL
DEATHS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC VALUE
EXTERNALITIES
FAMILIES
FAMILY PLANNING
FORECASTS
GDP
GNP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
GROWTH
GROWTH POTENTIAL
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CONDITIONS
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH INVESTMENTS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH STATUS
HIGH FERTILITY
HOSPITALIZATION
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMCI
IMMUNIZATION
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING STANDARDS
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMICS
MALARIA
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NUTRITION
PARASITES
PER CAPITA INCOME
POOR CHILDREN
POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
PREGNANCY
PREVENTABLE DISEASES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROBABILITY
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC HEALTH
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
RETIREMENT
SOCIAL INDICATORS
TOBACCO
TOBACCO USE
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
VACCINATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/4067559/economic-benefits-investing-child-health
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13789

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/4067559/economic-benefits-investing-child-health
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13789

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