Background: While a number of countries have reported rising preterm birth rates over the
past two decades, none has examined the effects of socioeconomic status on preterm birth …

The Effect of Tax Elasticity on Government Spending Page 1 The effect of tax elasticity on
government spending ELEANOR D. CRAIG and A. JAMES HEINS University of Delaware …

Abstract Background: New Zealand Government policy during the past decade has placed a
high priority on closing socioeconomic and ethnic gaps in health outcome. Aim: To analyse …

Abstract Background: While traditionally Maori perinatal mortality has been similar to that of
other ethnic groups, rates of preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA) and teenage …

Background: In recent years there has been an emerging interest in sudden unexplained
intrauterine death. Aims: To determine the major causes of late fetal death (LFD) in New …

Abstract Background: Pacific women in New Zealand reside in areas of higher
socioeconomic deprivation compared to women from other ethnic groups. Pacific women …

Background: In the early 1980s European/other women made up 80% of New Zealand's
population and experienced rates of preterm birth that were lower than for other ethnic …

In spite of the work of Phillip Saunders and others, many questions remain regarding the
extent to which students retain what they have “learned” in economics courses. In this report …

This article deals with some of the same questions addressed by Kohen and Kipps in their
article in this issue. There were important differences, however, in the approach to teaching …

The entire world is privatizing previously government-owned and-operated industries so that
markets will allocate economic resources more efficiently. The world is using American …