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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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The Timing of Learning by Exporting: An Empirical Investigation on Ethiopian Large and Medium Manufacturing Firms

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the link between export and total factor productivity using a large panel of Ethiopian large and medium manufacturing firms. Using a modified Olley and Pakes model with export for the prediction of total factor productivity and then matching and difference‐in‐difference techniques, evidence of both self‐selection and ...
Zerihun Kelil Seid, Eric Avenel, Jemal Abafita   +2 more
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Malaria and Typhoid Fever Coinfection Among Febrile Patients Attending a Health Facility in Yaoundé, Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

J Parasitol Res
Netongo PM, Tchoutang AM, Eric MB, Tepa A, Nzuno MC, Kamdem SD.   +5 more
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Do Foreign Investments Promote Export Diversification in a Host Country? Evidence From China's Investment in Africa

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The heavy reliance of many African nations on a few export products (typically primary products) for export earnings often creates significant development challenges. China's participation in Africa has been steadily growing, presenting both opportunities and risks for the continent's economic progress. This study aims to analyse the impact of
Aliyu Buhari Isah
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Community perceptions and barriers to brain health and dementia care in rural communities in Cameroon: a qualitative study. [PDF]

BMC Neurol
Njohjam MN, Tonga EM, Niakam TF, Ngoule MO, Mondomobe AC.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Natural Resources and Political Patronage in Africa: An Ethnicity Level Analysis

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the effect of resource discoveries on ethnicity‐level political patronage in Africa using a large geospatial dataset of 254 ethnic groups in 15 countries over the period 1960–2004. We find that the first (or single first) resource discovery in a virgin ethnic homeland increases the share of cabinet posts of that ethnicity.
Sambit Bhattacharyya, Nemera Mamo
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Global health in the face of 'permacrises': why primary health care matters. [PDF]

Prim Health Care Res Dev
Omam LA, Nkengateh AN, Mba CM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Behavioral Factors Influence the Adoption of Insect-Based Feed in Livestock Farming in Cameroon? An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Ruth T. Nembu, Boris D. Soh Wenda, Hervé Mube Kuietche, Herve Napi, Shaphan Y. Chia, Sali Atanga Ndindeng, Kamga B. Rodrigue, Fon Dorothy Engwali   +7 more
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The Mental Health of the Young in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We report on the wellbeing of the young in twenty‐eight countries located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia including fifteen post‐Soviet countries. We find no evidence of the decline in the mental health of the young relative to older people, which characterizes Western Europe and English‐speaking advanced economies. The mental health of the
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson
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