Subnational Border Reforms and Economic Activity in Africa
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using GIS methods, we identify territories in Africa affected by subnational border reforms between 1992 and 2013. Descriptive statistics reveal that these territories differed from other African regions across several key dimensions. For example, these territories were more populous and exhibited greater ethnic diversity.
Thushyanthan Baskaran, Sebastian Blesse
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Association of Clinical Scores and Cardiac Troponin I with 30-Day Mortality in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. [PDF]
Epidemiologia (Basel)Mihic N +6 more
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Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper examines the macroeconomic effects of public investment in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). To this end the analysis develops a new measure of public investment shocks based on cyclically adjusted government investment.
Amat Adarov +2 more
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Beyond Lowest‐Low Fertility: Why Post‐Transitional Populations Follow Divergent Paths
Population and Development Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper argues for a paradigm shift in demography, moving beyond the alarmist and deterministic narratives fixated on “lowest‐low fertility (LLF)” (total fertility rate ≤ 1.3). Initially a useful heuristic, the LLF concept now obscures more than it reveals, as it conflates vastly different demographic trajectories across an increasingly ...
Stuart Gietel‐Basten, Ignacio Pardo
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Health promotion challenges and opportunities in the Western Balkans: a review of contemporary policies and actions. [PDF]
Front Public HealthGabrani J +9 more
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Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose Attachment insecurity has been theorised to be associated with the development and maintenance of negative symptoms. Previous reviews examining the relationship between attachment insecurity and negative symptoms of psychosis have produced conflicting findings.
Aiden Duffy +6 more
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Balancing public health needs and economic sustainability: A dual-matrix model for community pharmacy inventory management. [PDF]
Explor Res Clin Soc PharmJelić AG +7 more
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Income, Subjective Well‐Being, and Violence in Afghanistan: Evidence From a Nationwide Survey
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between household income and subjective well‐being (SWB) in Afghanistan, emphasizing how fear of insecurity and experiences of violence moderate this association. Drawing on a comprehensive nationwide survey conducted by the Asia Foundation from 2016 to 2021 across 34 provinces, we analyze repeated cross ...
Mohammad Haroon Asadi +1 more
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Revealing European cave shrimp diversity: a new species of <i>Spelaeocaris</i> (Decapoda, Atyidae) named through public participation. [PDF]
ZookeysJugovic J +4 more
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Female Education and Child Marriage
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
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