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Welfare Impact of Trade Liberalization [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper constructs a static Applied General Equilibrium Model and analyzes the distributional impact of trade reforms. To calibrate our model, we work with the Household Expenditure Survey to disaggregate household groups by income, age, and skill ...
Julian P. Diaz, Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho
core  

Skin‐Inspired Design of Self‐Healing Coatings Integrating Interface‐Liquid Repellency and Corrosion Resistance

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A skin‐inspired multilayered coating system is developed to integrate multiple, often conflicting, functions of self‐healing capability, strong liquid repellency, long‐term corrosion resistance, and robust adhesion, to tackle diverse challenges in engineering services.
Bingzhi Li   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mauritius: The Drivers of Growth – Can the Past Be Extended?

open access: yesJournal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2017
Mauritius’s economic performance since its independence has been called “the Mauritian miracle” and the “success of Africa” (Romer, 1992; Frankel, 2010; Stiglitz, 2011). However, the future growth potential is more uncertain. In this paper, we use growth
Katsiaryna Svirydzenka, Martin Petri
doaj   +1 more source

The Need for the Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards: Some Explanations For the Pace of Implementation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Whilst the impact of globalisation and harmonisation is currently being witnessed around the globe, and the need to embrace the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) is becoming increasingly evident, certain jurisdictions have
Ojo, Mariane.B.
core   +2 more sources

Regulating Solvent‐Separated Ion Pairs to Control Polysulfide Redox for Fast and Stable Room‐Temperature Na‐S Batteries

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A local high‐concentration electrolyte with tailored solvent‐separated ion pairs is pioneered to design for room‐temperature sodium‐sulfur batteries. This electrolyte allows sparingly dissolved polysulfides and localizes them onto reactive interfaces for liquid‐solid conversion.
Xiang‐Long Huang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

PRINCIPLES OF COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper summarizes the procedure for the economic evaluation of government projects and policy reforms. It begins with the social welfare function underpinnings of cost-benefit analysis including the role of distributive weights and the choice of ...
Robin Boadway
core   +1 more source

Review: Insight on Porous Carbon Positive Electrode for Sodium‐Ion Capacitors: Interplay Between Synthesis, Properties, and Performance

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Sodium ion capacitor (SIC) is currently constrained by the low discharge capacity of commercial activated carbon as positive electrode material. This review provides a holistic summary of research efforts on alternative porous carbon materials for SIC. Image created by the authors with www.biorender.com.
Ademola Adeniji   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND BUDGETARY FUNDING OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. CASE STUDY: INSTITUTIONS FINANCED BY THE LOCAL COUNCIL OF GALATI [PDF]

open access: yesRisk in Contemporary Economy, 2013
Full of reforms, accounting science always tried to approach the concerned user requirements as return on capital employed and the complete picture of the operations that occurred during the financial year.
Radu Riana Iren , Violeta Isai
doaj  

A decade lost and found: Mexico and Chile in the 1980s [PDF]

open access: yes
Chile and Mexico experienced severe economic crises in the early 1980s. This paper analyzes four possible explanations for why Chile recovered much faster than did Mexico.
Kehoe   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

A Si‐MoSe2 Heterostructured Anode with Enhanced Thermal Transport and Electrochemical Performance for Liquid and All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion Batteries

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Chemically bonded Si@MoSe2@C heterointerfaces with robust Si─Se─Mo bonds enable high‐performance Si anodes. Lattice‐matched MoSe2 on porous Si with carbon‐protective coating delivers 1054 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles and 99.5% Coulombic efficiency over 400 cycles.
Yajun Zhu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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