Rob Davies
Biographic Data
| ID | 3926872 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rob Davies |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rob |
| FAMILY NAME | Davies |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIES R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zimbabwe |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1955 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Covid-19 lockdowns, income distribution, and food security
Absent vaccines and pharmaceutical interventions, the only tool available to mitigate its demographic effects is some measure of physical distancing, to reduce contagion by breaking social and economic contacts. Policy makers must balance the positive health effects of strong distancing measures, such as lockdowns, against their economic costs, especially the burdens imposed on low income and food insecure households. The distancing measures depl…
A 2013 Social Accounting Matrix for Zimbabwe
This paper documents the construction of a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Zimbabwe in 2013. The SAM was built using National Accounts data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT), including balance of payment data, government finance data, and highly aggregated industry-level production accounts. Detailed data on industry and service sectors were obtained from ZIMSTAT surveys. For some activities, unpublished but recent supply …
Growth, distribution and environment
Challenges to equity in health and health care
The Struggle for South Africa
Economic adjustment and current trends in child survival
This paper examines the changes in the economic environment which have taken place in Zimbabwe since independence in April 1980, concentrating especially on those which are relevant to child health. It also describes the post-independence restructuring of the health sector itself. The impact of the economic recession and structural adjustment on the economy and the health sector is reviewed. Finally, it considers the role of these factors in infl…
The economy, the health sector and child health in Zimbabwe since independence
Stabilisation policies and the effects on child health in Zimbabwe
The purpose of this article is to assess the likely impact of stabilisation policies on the health of children in Zimbabwe. It begins with a discussion of some of the general methodological issues involved in this kind of measurement before going on to outline Zimbabwe's recent stabilisation experiences. It considers how policies adopted have affected, first, general determinants of health status and, second, specific health sector inputs. Finall…
The Crisis in South Africa
The investment‐consumption controversy
Challenges to equity in health and health care
The economy, the health sector and child health in Zimbabwe since independence
Stabilisation policies and the effects on child health in Zimbabwe
The purpose of this article is to assess the likely impact of stabilisation policies on the health of children in Zimbabwe. It begins with a discussion of some of the general methodological issues involved in this kind of measurement before going on to outline Zimbabwe's recent stabilisation experiences. It considers how policies adopted have affected, first, general determinants of health status and, second, specific health sector inputs. Finall…
Economic adjustment and current trends in child survival
This paper examines the changes in the economic environment which have taken place in Zimbabwe since independence in April 1980, concentrating especially on those which are relevant to child health. It also describes the post-independence restructuring of the health sector itself. The impact of the economic recession and structural adjustment on the economy and the health sector is reviewed. Finally, it considers the role of these factors in infl…
The investment‐consumption controversy
The Crisis in South Africa
Stabilisation policies and the effects on child health in Zimbabwe
The purpose of this article is to assess the likely impact of stabilisation policies on the health of children in Zimbabwe. It begins with a discussion of some of the general methodological issues involved in this kind of measurement before going on to outline Zimbabwe's recent stabilisation experiences. It considers how policies adopted have affected, first, general determinants of health status and, second, specific health sector inputs. Finall…
Economic adjustment and current trends in child survival
This paper examines the changes in the economic environment which have taken place in Zimbabwe since independence in April 1980, concentrating especially on those which are relevant to child health. It also describes the post-independence restructuring of the health sector itself. The impact of the economic recession and structural adjustment on the economy and the health sector is reviewed. Finally, it considers the role of these factors in infl…
The economy, the health sector and child health in Zimbabwe since independence
The Struggle for South Africa
Challenges to equity in health and health care
Growth, distribution and environment
A 2013 Social Accounting Matrix for Zimbabwe
This paper documents the construction of a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Zimbabwe in 2013. The SAM was built using National Accounts data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT), including balance of payment data, government finance data, and highly aggregated industry-level production accounts. Detailed data on industry and service sectors were obtained from ZIMSTAT surveys. For some activities, unpublished but recent supply …
Covid-19 lockdowns, income distribution, and food security
Absent vaccines and pharmaceutical interventions, the only tool available to mitigate its demographic effects is some measure of physical distancing, to reduce contagion by breaking social and economic contacts. Policy makers must balance the positive health effects of strong distancing measures, such as lockdowns, against their economic costs, especially the burdens imposed on low income and food insecure households. The distancing measures depl…
Economics (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Development economics (6 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Health care (3 works)