Health and productivity: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia

African Development Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-72

  Kedir, Abbi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH MODELING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN CAPITAL; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; PANEL DATA; PRODUCTIVITY; URBAN AREA; WAGE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 63049124867     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2009.00203.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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