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International Medical Graduates And Health Outcomes: A Way Out Or A Grave Mistake, Neel Lal
International Medical Graduates And Health Outcomes: A Way Out Or A Grave Mistake, Neel Lal
Proceedings of the Jepson Undergraduate Conference on International Economics
Insufficient healthcare access has been a principal concern for policymakers and health care providers. And yet, fewer Americans in 2015 had a primary care provider than in 2002. Worsening healthcare access presents an immediate problem and warrants a prompt solution. One potential solution to this problem involves integrating more International Medical Graduates (IMGs) into the medical workforce. In this investigation, we evaluated the effect of (1) IMG trainees (residents and fellows) and (2) all IMGs (including trainees) on mortality rates. We found no evidence that the addition of IMG trainees affects mortality rates, both in the aggregate and across different …
Average Life Expectancy Across Nations, Madison Eberhart
Average Life Expectancy Across Nations, Madison Eberhart
Proceedings of the Jepson Undergraduate Conference on International Economics
This paper analyzes life expectancy and the factors that influence it across several different countries worldwide. Data is collected from the World Bank DataBank. The cross-sectional data set contains variables for nation population, percentage of citizens with access to electricity, net income per capita, labor force participation rate, crude birth rate, population density, the percent of a nation’s population that is female, and the dependent variable being average life expectancy. This regression gives insight as to how strongly average life expectancy is affected by the different independent variables selected. It is important to understand how different elements and factors correlate …
Searching For True Happiness, Taylor Shipley
Searching For True Happiness, Taylor Shipley
Proceedings of the Jepson Undergraduate Conference on International Economics
This paper takes a look into what variables might impact an individual's happiness. It utilizes the most recent World Happiness Report along with data collected from the UN. Two regressions were run, the first one using the variables GDP per capita, female and male life expectancy, unemployment rate, literacy rate, and consumer price index with a total of one hundred forty-eight countries. The second regression used the same variables along with corruption rating with a total of fifty-nine countries. It was found that GDP per capita, female life expectancy, and unemployment were the only three significant variables in the first …
Poverty Reduction By Getting Female Farmers Access To Cash And Credit, Sandra J. Thiman
Poverty Reduction By Getting Female Farmers Access To Cash And Credit, Sandra J. Thiman
Proceedings of the Jepson Undergraduate Conference on International Economics
Women represent the majority of agricultural labor in low-income countries, even though they have lower access to productive resources in agriculture. A major problem is the shortfall of independent income, control over finances, and lack of credit. Hence this paper examines whether women’s access to cash and credit can reduce poverty headcount. Moreover, advantageous outcomes such as an increase in yield, improvement in child health, and increase in sustainability may be achieved by allowing women farmers more access to finances. This research entails a comparative analysis between Kenya and Uganda, where I examine poverty headcount in comparison to financial policies, …