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Understanding contemporary challenges to safe abortion access in Africa through a health systems lens: a systematic review protocol. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Agula C, Kanmiki EW, Ofori CAE, Ogunoye O, Church K, Ouedraogo R, Bawah AA.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coping With Production Risk: Effects of Sown Plant Diversity on the Attractiveness of Crop Insurance in Grasslands

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increased frequency of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, threatens grassland farming by destabilizing yields and farms' economic viability. We examine, theoretically and through numerical simulations, how sown plant diversity (natural insurance) influences the attractiveness of indemnity and drought index insurance (formal ...
Nicolas Alou, Sergei Schaub, Martin Quaas, Robert Finger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of Infectious Disease Identified in Clinical Autopsy at a South African Tertiary Care Setting: A 10-Year Retrospective Study. [PDF]

Diseases
Khaba MC, Dikotope M, Nkwagatse T, Maphoto R, Manzini T, Maaga K, Makhado NA.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-Effectiveness of Differentiated Service Delivery for HIV Treatment: A Combined Mathematical Modeling Study of Four African Settings. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
You S, Kim HY, Phillips AN, Citron DT, Kaftan D, Platais I, Bansi-Matharu L, Cambiano V, Nichols BE, Jo Y, Braithwaite RS, Mudimu E, Bershteyn A.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Keeping Pace or Falling Behind? The Depth of Latin American Trade Agreements

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether Latin American countries are keeping pace with global trends in trade agreement depth or falling behind. Using 681 agreements (1970–2019), we develop the Depth Index of Trade Agreements (DITA) to weight provisions endogenously through factor analysis based on co‐occurrence patterns.
Raphael Gomes da Silva, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Lia Nogueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial development and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa using system GMM analysis. [PDF]

PLoS One
Ergano TY, Rao SP.
europepmc   +1 more source

Integrating Perennial Groundcover in Corn and Soybean Acres: Impacts on U.S. Agriculture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable agricultural practices such as cover cropping can improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestration, yet U.S. adoption remains limited due to economic and operational barriers. We evaluate market and economic impacts of integrating perennial groundcover into U.S.
Sagar Dahal, Amani Elobeid, John Crespi
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Among People Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Ismail MF, Khalafalla I, Sheck ZO, Farah FA, Warsame AA, Mohamed IA, Mire AM, Mumin BA.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source