The impact of poor health on total factor productivity

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 918-938

  Cole, Matthew A ^a   Neumayer, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HEALTH IMPACT; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33747017709     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380600774681     Document Type: Article

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