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A resident of Boston, Massachusetts, Plamen Nikolov is a doctoral student at Harvard University. Plamen is interested in experimental economics, development economics and Africa. In past summers, he has worked with Mercy Corps International and Grameen Foundation on various poverty alleviation microfinance projects. On campus, he volunteers at the student-run homeless shelter and lobbies for improved state and national HIV/AIDS legislation with the Student Global AIDS Campaign. He also enjoys drama, tennis, running and reading autobiographies.
Plamen Nikolov's Presentations
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International Development Conference, International Development Conference - Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
April, 2008
The emerging conflict between economic and health care priorities brought about by globalization is an important issue for many developing countries. Deficiencies in health (and health policy) are recurrent hypotheses put forward to explain income differences across countries, research into the role of health is needed. Currently, there exists considerable controversy regarding how important health is as a determinant of economic growth. At one end of the spectrum are those who claim that disease is the most important factor constraining growth in many poor countries, so that a successful intervention to fight disease would produce a large economic benefit. At the other end of the spectrum are those who argue that disease eradication, while hugely valuable in humanitarian terms, has historically had no effect on GDP per capita. The existing research does not address this question satisfactorily.
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