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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Correction: Influence of coir and flax fiber lengths on fracture toughness of fly ash, slag, and silica fume-based geopolymer concrete. [PDF]
Bazarkhankyzy A +7 more
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Zero‐Fluoroscopy Ablation Methods for Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Central illustration. Schematic comparison of conventional fluoroscopy guided ablation (left) and zero fluoroscopy ablation (right), enabled by electroanatomical mapping and intracardiac echocardiography for catheter navigation without X ray. The study selection process is summarized (133 records identified; 12 studies included, total n = 1998 ...
Marwan Shawki +5 more
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Molecular Epidemiology of Helminths at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface in Kazakhstan: Evidence from Sheep and Saiga. [PDF]
Abekeshev N +15 more
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The Mental Health of the Young in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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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Population Structure Analysis Reveals the Rich Genetic Diversity of Honeybee (<i>Apis mellifera</i> L.) Populations in Kazakhstan. [PDF]
Dossybayev K +13 more
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A Tale of Two Choices: Son Preference and Reproductive Outcomes in Uzbekistan
ABSTRACT In this study, we use data from the recent round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted between 2021 and 2022 to estimate the effect of son preference on reproductive behavior in Uzbekistan. We find strong evidence for differential stopping and spacing behavior among Uzbek women.
Khilola Dushamova +3 more
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Health Impacts of Chronic Radiation Exposure in Northern Kazakhstan: A Comprehensive Epidemiological Review. [PDF]
Kazymbet P +9 more
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Utopia Remembers: The Soviet Past in the Imagined Communist Future
Abstract After a twenty‐five‐year hiatus, the reappearance of utopian literature in 1957 prompted Soviet literary watchdogs to corral the subgenre into an ideologically‐acceptable mold. A key requirement was for future generations to be depicted as reverently commemorating the past.
Antony Kalashnikov
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