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From local to global, and return: Geographical indications and FDI in Europe

open access: yesPapers in Regional Science, Volume 102, Issue 5, Page 985-1006, October 2023., 2023
Abstract The geographical indication (GI) scheme of the European Union guarantees visibility and protection to high‐quality agri‐food products associated with a demarcated region of origin. This paper estimates the impact of the scheme in attracting agri‐food foreign direct investment (FDI) in European NUTS3 regions, using a novel dataset and a ...
Riccardo Crescenzi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional pathways for transforming groundwater planning and management: Reflections from Pakistan and Sri Lanka

open access: yesWorld Water Policy, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 481-501, August 2023., 2023
Abstract The growing issues with groundwater quality and quantity worldwide are particularly impacting regions of South Asia, where groundwater use plays a crucial role in human well‐being. As the severity of the situation becomes clearer, there are increasing calls for transformation in water management.
Catherine Allan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The push for financial inclusion in Africa: Should central banks be wary of political institutional quality and literacy rates?

open access: yesPolitics &Policy, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 114-136, February 2023., 2023
Abstract Motivated by the literature on reform complementarities and their importance for the effectiveness of central bank independence (CBI) reforms—particularly for African countries—where CBI has empirically not been found to have a significant impact on financial development, we explore the extent to which differences in literacy levels and ...
Abel Mawuko Agoba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data practices in quality evaluation and assessment: Two universities at a glance

open access: yesHigher Education Quarterly, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 7-26, January 2023., 2023
Abstract As the debate on data in the society and in education grows the attention on data‐trace as ‘primary material’ for governance, educational quality and innovation falls under the spotlights. In this context, HEIs have been put under pressure to adopt quantitative metrics and evaluation approaches enhancing the massive collection of trace data ...
Juliana E. Raffaghelli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Bayesian model for estimating Sustainable Development Goal indicator 4.1.2: School completion rates

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics), Volume 71, Issue 5, Page 1822-1864, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Estimating school completion is crucial for monitoring Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 on education. The recently introduced SDG indicator 4.1.2, defined as the percentage of children aged 3–5 years above the expected completion age of a given level of education that have completed the respective level, differs from enrolment indicators ...
Ameer Dharamshi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political Business Cycles in Post‐Communist European Countries

open access: yesPolitics &Policy, Volume 49, Issue 5, Page 1248-1269, October 2021., 2021
This article analyses political business cycles (PBCs) in ten former European communist countries. The dataset used covers the period 1990‐2018. The results show that the PBCs manifest themselves in these countries through both fiscal and monetary policy.
Abdullo Pulatov, Ahmad Hassan Ahmad
wiley   +1 more source

Regulation and Quality Assurance Agencies of Higher Education in Mexico

open access: yesBulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 518-533, September 2021., 2021
This article examines the quality assurance (QA) regime of higher education (HE) in Mexico. In particular, we examine how the regulatory framework of HE quality has evolved in the past three decades and the different regulatory configurations and policy instruments used by QA agencies.
Jimena Hernández‐Fernández   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coal Consumption Sources [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
La región Caribe tiene un rezago importante con respecto al resto del país en términos de cobertura y calidad de la educación. Este artículo tiene como objetivo proponer una serie de políticas que permitan dar un gran impulso al sistema de educación ...
Lipovets, Yana   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

ASEGURAMIENTO DE LA CALIDAD EN LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR Y SU ARTICULACIÓN CON LA GESTIÓN INSTITUCIONAL

open access: yesRevista Científica Ciencia y Tecnología, 2016
Para la gestión de las instituciones de educación superior el enfoque de la calidad ha incidido en una transformación institucional a partir de las exigencias de la sociedad y de los diferentes actores de la comunidad académica.
Juan Carlos López Gutiérrez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the links between tourism and quality of institutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This paper introduces a new perspective on the impacts of tourism on host communi-ties by analyzing the links between tourism specialization and quality of institutions.
Buitrago Esquinas, Eva María   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

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