Socioeconomic inequalityOverweightObesityIncomeThe aim of this work was to analyze the socioeconomic inequality in overweight and obesity for the Brazilian adult population and to determine the factors that contribute the most to the observed inequality. Data from the 2013 National Health Survey (...
This study addresses three questions : why do inequalities matter for Brazil's development? Why does Brazil occupy a position of very high inequality in the international community? And, What should public policy do about it? Excessive income inequality is unfair, and undesirable on ethical grounds...
必应词典为您提供economic-inequality的释义,un. 〔经〕经济失调; 网络释义: 经济不平等;经济上的不平等;贫富差距;
Health inequalities between and within countries were identified and summarized by using standard gap and gradient metrics.Four of the BRICS countries showed increases in both income level and income inequality between 1990 and 2010. The exception was Brazil, where income inequality decreased over the ...
inequalitysusceptibilitydevelopmentMany countries, including Brazil, are facing growing social inequalities in diabetes prevalence. The different states in Brazil represent different levels of development and by comparing diabetes inequalities across states we aim to get a better understanding of how ...
Several studies have explored how the economic policy can be designed to reduce or eradicate the intergenerational disparity in climate change mitigation9,10. Though many studies have discussed the justice and inequality issues among generations under climate change3,11,12, there were, however, no ...
5 This level of analysis coupled with data on the universe of bank branch networks in Brazil allows us to provide the first causal estimate of the role of distance to financial services, a key parameter in macro-development models that analyze the role of banks, and to highlight that ...
This paper studies the long-run impact of policies aimed at fostering gender equality on economic growth in Brazil. The first part provides a brief review of gender issues in the country. The second part presents a gender-based, three-period OLG model that accounts for women's time allocation...
Diabetes’ prevalence was not associated with socioeconomic status in men, while the prevalence of diabetes in women was more concentrated among poorer women. During the 13 years, there was no evidence of a reduction of inequality in women, noting that interventions must prioritize and should ...
Socioeconomic inequalities in Oral Impacts on Daily Performance ratings were measured using two inequality measures: the slope index of inequality (SII) and the relative index of inequality (RII). Results: The prevalence of negative impact of oral health on quality of life was 42.2% for the ...