This study employs household‐level data from Nigeria to examine expenditure patterns for
educational and healthcare services for rural and urban households in the country. It uses a …

Background The objective of the Heartland Study is to address major knowledge gaps
concerning the health effects of herbicides on maternal and infant health. To achieve this …

Human capital theory identifies investments in health and health care policy as critical
components to building human capital, however, there has been little research critically …

Some farm scholars have contended that agricultural policies are seldom designed with the
well-being and social needs of farm households in mind, even though the challenges …

This study examines the determinants of educational expenditures by households in
Nigeria. Data from the Nigerian General Household Survey, Panel 2012/2013, Wave 2 was …

In many countries, family-owned farms are predominant, with self-employed farmers. When
such farmers reach retirement age, they likely do not have access to pensions. Using the …

Many countries of the world have implemented subsidy programs to maintain a minimum
amount of farm production especially for rice. Agricultural support programs usually cause …

We estimate the effect of legalization on the wages and benefits of foreign‐born agricultural
workers. Using data from the National Agricultural Workers Survey, we employ propensity …

Most Americans receive their health insurance through employer-sponsored programs.
Because farmers are self-employed, it has not been clear whether persons in farm …

We use invoices for hospital services from a regional hospital in Croatia to test for adverse
selection and moral hazard. There are three categories of patients: with no supplemental …