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| "Is SARS a Poor Man’s Disease? Socioeconomic Status and Risk Factors for SARS Transmission" | |
| Date | August 2010 |
| Publication | Forum for Health Economics & Policy |
| Subject | Housing and Health |
| Keywords | Sars; Socioeconomic status; Income; Education |
| Citation | Grace Wong Bucchianeri (2010) "Is SARS a Poor Man’s Disease? Socioeconomic Status and Risk Factors for SARS Transmission," Forum for Health Economics & Policy: Vol. 13: Iss. 2 (Health Economics), Article 10. |
| Abstract | This paper investigates the link between various risk factors, including socioeconomic status (SES), and the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong in 2003. A comprehensive data set compiled by the author shows a negative and significant correlation between SARS incidence and various measures of income, but not years of education, unlike previous studies on other health conditions. The income-SARS gradient can be accounted for by controlling for pre-SARS housing values but not an array of measurable living conditions. Areas with more white-collar workers experienced a higher incidence rate, largely driven by the share of service and sales workers, after controlling for SES. These results have implications for the understanding of the SES-health link in the context of a contagious disease, the potential causality of the SES-SARS relationship and for future SARS containment strategies. |
| "Banking for the Poor: Evidence from India" (with Robin Burgess and Rohini Pande) | |
| Date | September 2004 |
| Publication | Journal of European Economics Association Papers and Proceedings |
| Subject | Financial Intermediation and Development |
| Keywords | Indian social banking; Poverty; Credit and Savings |
| Citation | Burgess, Robin, Rohini Pande, and Grace Wong, "Banking for the Poor: Evidence from India". Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, vol. 3, issue 2-3, pages 268-278 |
| Abstract | State led credit and savings programs have been implemented in numerous low income countries, but their success in reaching the poor remains widely debated. We report on research which exploits the policy features of the Indian social banking program to provide evidence on this issue. |