Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and evaluate the environmental impacts estimate external costs benefits building operating a combined heat power (CHP) plant. This research will contribute scientific literature in field public capital investments CHP plants facilitate evaluation similar assessments studies by identifying relevant factors that affect society environment. Methodo...

We model investing that considers environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. In equilibrium, green assets have low expected returns because investors enjoy holding them hedge climate risk. Green nevertheless outperform when positive shocks hit the ESG factor, which captures shifts in customers’ tastes for products investors’ holdings. The factor market portfolio price a two-factor mo...

Background: Investing in the health of children in learning situation is one of the most important health interventions. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of health promoting schools in improving the health status of schools in Urmia, North West of Iran.Methods and materials: This interventional study was conducted on 155 schools executing the health promoting schools program th...

HIV/AIDS continues to pose serious challenges to the health and economic development of many low-resource countries. Over the last decade, the impact of HIV/AIDS has been well documented (UNAIDS2004). The disease is pervasive, affecting all sectors, with severe shortand long-term social, economic, and demographic implications. Recent evidence from sub-Saharan Africa suggests that HIV/AIDS-relat...

The papers included in this symposium provide a compelling rationale for the role of health as an engine of economic growth, and thus for investing in health improvement as an important step in improving economic growth in the Mississippi Delta. This newer model of the relation between health and wealth, positioning health as an investment and as an important determinant of economic growth, has...