Purpose This article investigates the mechanism of the direct and indirect effects of
epidemics on agricultural production and projects the impact of COVID-19 on agricultural …

Objectives To quantify socio‐economic differences in the risk of HIV/AIDS mortality in South
Africa for different measures of socio‐economic status. Methods Systematic literature search …

Abstract Using South Africa's first nationally representative panel data set, I find that the
presence of pension recipients in the household reduces the probability of employment of …

The global response to HIV/AIDS has been a major aspect of global health and
development policy over the last three decades. The book illustrates the devastating health …

In response to funeral expenses, which drastically affect household consumption, many
families in developing countries enter into formal and/or informal funeral insurance …

Using nationally representative panel data from the India Human Development Survey
(IHDS) for the period 2004–2005 to 2011–2012, we quantified the impact of adult death on …

Little is known about the causal impact of teacher knowledge on student performance. In this
research paper we intend to approach the potential causal effect (ie going beyond …

Abstract Following Kanbur and Mukherjee (Bull Econ Res 59 (4): 339–359 2007), a solution
to the “missing poor” problem (ie, selection bias in poverty measures due to income …

This chapter provides a background for this study by describing the importance of adult
mortality statistics for any country. Additionally, we discussed the importance of adult …

Disease and violence escalates the prevalence of orphanhood. We investigate whether
individuals who were orphaned as a child suffer long‐term consequences on their pro …