scholarly journals Social Mobility and Human Capital in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2021 ◽  
pp. 301-350
Author(s):  
Jere R. Behrman
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Socioemotional Skills ◽  
Low And Middle Income ◽  
Positive Impacts

Parental human capital and endowments may affect children’s human capital, which in turn may affect children’s income and thus social mobility. This chapter focuses on what we know about these links in low- and middle-income countries. It starts with definitions of human capital and endowments and simple frameworks for guiding summaries of what we know and do not know about these links. It discusses determinants of children’s human capital in the form of cognitive skills, socioemotional skills and health, which pertain directly to some indicators of social mobility; reviews estimates of impacts of these forms of human capital, which pertain to some other indicators of social mobility, such as income; and concludes with a summary suggesting some positive impacts of parental human capital and endowments on social mobility in low- and middle-income countries, policy implications, and gaps in the literature pertaining to both data and methodology.

scholarly journals Moving the Agenda on Noncommunicable Diseases: Policy Implications of Mobile Phone Surveys in Low and Middle-Income Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. e115 ◽  
Author(s):  
George W Pariyo ◽  
Adaeze C Wosu ◽  
Dustin G Gibson ◽  
Alain B Labrique ◽  
Joseph Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Does Multidimensional Poverty Affect Depression? Evidence from Peru

2021 ◽  
pp. 146499342110594
Author(s):  
Nicolas Barrantes ◽  
Jhonatan Clausen
Keyword(s):  
Instrumental Variables ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Multidimensional Poverty ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Depression Symptom ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Endogeneity Bias ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Instrumental Variables Approach ◽  
Low And Middle Income

The number of people in low- and middle-income countries who suffer from depression is increasing, and a significant proportion of people in these countries live in poverty. We estimated the effect of living in multidimensional poverty on experiencing symptoms associated with major depression using the 2018 Peruvian Demographic and Health Survey. We used an instrumental variables approach to overcome the potential endogeneity bias caused by the simultaneous relationship between multidimensional poverty and depression. We found that living in multidimensional poverty significantly increases depression symptom severity. This has urgent policy implications for low- and middle-income countries with limited provision of mental health services.

scholarly journals Insights for the future of health system partnerships in low- and middle-income countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Fanelli ◽  
Fiorella Pia Salvatore ◽  
Gianluigi De Pascale ◽  
Nicola Faccilongo
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
The Future ◽  
Structured Literature Review ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Abstract Background: Despite growing support for the private sector involvement in the provision of public health services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), a lack of clear information on the future of the provision of such services restricts the ability of policy-makers to assess how feasible integration between public and private actors may be, especially in LMICs.Methods: This paper presents a structured literature review performed to comprehend the dynamics and boundaries of public-private partnerships for the healthcare sector in LMICs. A total of 723 articles indexed in Scopus were initially submitted to bibliometric analysis. Finally, 148 articles published in several academic journals were selected for independent full-text review by two researchers. Content analysis was made in order to minimise mistakes in interpreting the findings of studies in the sample.Results: Public-private partnerships identified through the content analysis were categorised into four research areas: 1) Transfer of resources; 2) Co-production of goods, services and health practices; 3) Governance networks; 4) Criteria for successful partnership development. The results provide a useful overview of the phenomenon and a useful baseline for policy implications of evolution of partnerships in LMIC healthcare sectors.Conclusions: The structured literature Review thus carries out a mapping of the areas and sectors where governments need support, and a careful analysis of all those factors which may or not facilitate a public-private partnership in LMICs.

scholarly journals Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2011 ◽  
pp. 29-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Mills
Keyword(s):  
Health Systems ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
High Income ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Economic Thinking ◽  
Low And Middle Income

This article focuses on the limited attention paid to the economic dimensions of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) health systems relative to those of high-income countries, and the restricted evidence base. The aim is to provide an economic analysis of LMIC health systems and policy implications, and to interpret the relevance to LMIC settings. It analyzes the economic dimensions of health systems in LMIC, including how they differ from those of high-income countries. It helps to identify distinctive characteristics of low- and middle-income countries that affect the policy recommendations that can be derived from the application of economic thinking to their health systems. Finally, it discusses the key areas of debate that remain unresolved.

The Effect of Economic Development on Women’s Well-Being in the Developing Economies

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-421
Author(s):  
Azmat Gani ◽  
Alia Al-Fori
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Abstract This study aims to investigate the effect of economic development, measured by per capita incomes, on women’s well-being by relating a country’s per capita GDP with several dimensions that affect women’s affluence and well-being within the economic, social, and political context. The analysis is based on the theoretical framework of the modernisation-neoclassical approach. Regression analysis is conducted on data from a sample of the countries in the low- and middle-income category to determine the effect of economic development on several indicators of women’s well-being. The results provide strong evidence that economic growth was associated with improvements in some economic and social indicators of women’s well-being in low- and middle-income countries. However, the results do not reveal any strong association between economic development and women’s political participation. Some policy implications are drawn.

scholarly journals How many low birthweight babies in low- and middle-income countries are preterm?

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 607-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando C Barros ◽  
Aluísio J D Barros ◽  
José Villar ◽  
Alicia Matijasevich ◽  
Marlos R Domingues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Regression Methods ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Preterm Babies ◽  
Low And Middle Income

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of preterm birth among low birthweight babies in low and middle-income countries. METHODS: Major databases (PubMed, LILACS, Google Scholar) were searched for studies on the prevalence of term and preterm LBW babies with field work carried out after 1990 in low- and middle-income countries. Regression methods were used to model this proportion according to LBW prevalence levels. RESULTS: According to 47 studies from 27 low- and middle-income countries, approximately half of all LBW babies are preterm rather than one in three as assumed in studies previous to the 1990s. CONCLUSIONS: The estimate of a substantially higher number of LBW preterm babies has important policy implications in view of special health care needs of these infants. As for earlier projections, our findings are limited by the relative lack of population-based studies.

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