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Costa Rica: Selected Issues

open access: yesIMF Staff Country Reports, 2002
This Selected Issues paper examines recent economic developments and economic growth in Costa Rica. The paper highlights that real GDP growth of Costa Rica slowed to 1.7 percent, from more than 8 percent a year in 1998–99, reflecting in part deterioration in the terms of trade, the end of the construction phase of a large foreign direct investment ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Integrative taxonomy recognises four species within the legume Inga chocoensis (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae)

open access: yesTAXON, EarlyView.
Abstract The legume genus Inga is a significant component of Neotropical wet forests. Despite extensive study, the identities and distributions of some species remain contentious. This study focuses on the Inga chocoensis complex, addressing the challenges in species delimitation due to morphological similarity of closely related species.
Kelly T. Bocanegra‐González   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cancer in Costa Rica.

open access: yesCancer research, 1989
UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias de la Salud::Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud (INISA)
Sierra Ramos, Rafaela   +2 more
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Nicaraguan Migrants in Costa Rica

open access: yesPoblación y Salud en Mesoamérica, 2006
This document is the executive summary of a detailed document entitled, Nicaraguan Migrants and Poverty in Costa Rica, which was prepared for the World Bank in 2006. The more detailed background paper from which this summary is derived was commissioned as a background paper in preparation for an upcoming poverty mission by the World Bank to Costa Rica.
openaire   +7 more sources

A global review of the conservation status of true quails (Families Odontophoridae and Phasianidae)

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Understanding the conservation status of species is imperative to stem global declines. To better inform conservation, we summarized the global conservation status of New World (Family Odontophoridae) and Old World (Family Phasianidae) true quail species.
Kathan Bandyopadhyay, Jeffrey L. Beck
wiley   +1 more source

Biological invasion by the cycad‐specific scale pest Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Diaspididae) into Cycas revoluta (Cycadaceae) populations on Amami‐Oshima and Okinawa‐jima, Japan

open access: yesPlant Species Biology, EarlyView.
This article details the invasion of cycad aulacaspis scale into the islands of Okinawa‐Jima and Amami‐Oshima. Several recommendations are proposed in this article by members of the IUCN cycad specialist group and experts in the biological control of this scale insect.
Benjamin E. Deloso   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governance Quality Under Economic Uncertainty: Global Insights

open access: yesAustralian Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of economic uncertainty on governance quality using a cross‐country panel data set from 1993 to 2022. Governance quality is measured through control of corruption, regulatory quality, government effectiveness and political stability.
S M Woahid Murad, Arifur Rahman
wiley   +1 more source

Speed of Institutional Reforms, Competitive Dynamics, and Cross‐border Acquisitions: Evidence from Emerging Economies

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how variations in the speed of institutional reforms across emerging economies shape the strategic internationalization responses of domestic firms, particularly through cross‐border acquisitions (CBAs). We argue that a faster pace of reforms intensifies competitive pressures – both from global entrants and domestic ...
Manish Popli, Mehul Raithatha, Ajai Gaur
wiley   +1 more source

De la neuroplasticidad a las propuestas aplicadas: estimulación temprana y su implementación en Costa Rica

open access: yesRevista Costarricense de Psicología, 2016
La discusión en torno a la influencia del ambiente sobre la ontogenia ha alimentado la interrogante sobre cuál es el grado en el que, a través de la manipulación del contexto, se modifican las características de los individuos.
Johanna Sibaja-Molina   +3 more
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