When does improving health raise GDP?

NBER Macroeconomics Annual

Volumn 23, Issue , 2008, Pages 157-204

  Ashraf, Quamrul H ^a   Lester, Ashley ^a   Weil, David N ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 71549116220     PISSN: 08893365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1086/593084     Document Type: Article

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