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Out of Sync? Demographic and other social science research on health conditions in developing countries

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  • Jere Behrman

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Julia Behrman

    (Northwestern University)

  • Nykia M. Perez

    (University of Pennsylvania)

Abstract

In this paper, we present a framework for considering whether the marginal social benefits of demographic and social science research on various health conditions in developing countries are likely to be relatively high. Based on this framework, we argue that the relative current and future predicted prevalence of burdens of different health/disease conditions, as measured by disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), provide a fairly accurate reflection of some important factors related to the relative marginal social benefits of demographic and social science research on different health conditions. World Health Organization (WHO) DALYs projections for 2005-30 are compared with (a) demographic and other social science studies on health in developing countries during 1990-2005, and (b) presentations made at the Population Association of America annual meetings during the same time period. These comparisons suggest that recent demographic and social science research on health in developing countries has focused too much on HIV/AIDS, and too little on non-communicable diseases.

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  • Jere Behrman & Julia Behrman & Nykia M. Perez, 2011. "Out of Sync? Demographic and other social science research on health conditions in developing countries," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 24(2), pages 45-78.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:24:y:2011:i:2
    DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2011.24.2
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    1. Ciancio, Alberto & Kämpfen, Fabrice & Kohler, Hans-Peter & Kohler, Iliana V., 2021. "Health screening for emerging non-communicable disease burdens among the global poor: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).

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    Keywords

    HIV/AIDS; developing countries; health; noncommunicable diseases; injuries; disability-adjusted life year (DALY); research priorities;
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    JEL classification:

    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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