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ABSTRACT We use U.S. firm exports from 2003 to 2011 to establish facts about export dynamics in a crisis marked by economic and policy uncertainty. Uncertainty about foreign income, trade protection, and their interaction dampen export investments, which can be partially offset by trade agreements that mitigate policy uncertainty. We find a significant
Jeronimo Carballo+2 more
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New American Cerambyoidae (Coleoptera) from British Guiana and Costa Rica
W. S. Fisher
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Does the Shadow Economy Cast a Cloud on Banking Sector Resilience?
ABSTRACT Employing 127 countries over the 1991–2017 period, we investigate whether the shadow economy affects banking sector resilience, as measured by bank non‐performing loans, bank capital to total assets, and bank regulatory capital to risk‐weighted assets.
Arusha Cooray+2 more
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Presidential Approval Ratings and Stock Market Performance in Latin America
ABSTRACT This paper examines the time‐varying causality between presidential approval (PAR) and stock market performance, measured by stock returns and realised volatility, focussing on four prominent Latin American countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, from 1990M01 to 2016M05.
Yuvana Jaichand+2 more
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Living Wages in Latin America: An Assessment of Disparities and a Stakeholder Roadmap for Action
ABSTRACT A living wage (LW) refers to the salary that would be sufficient to cover the costs of a decent living standard for the employee and his family in a specific place. The topic is scarcely discussed in Latin American countries, which could benefit from it since the population of these countries faces several social and economic challenges, such ...
Adriana Cristina Ferreira Caldana+6 more
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Ethnicity and Elections: Electoral Context Affects Parties' Use of Ethnic References
Abstract Links to specific ethnic groups constitute a defining feature of ethnic parties. Yet, whether and how references to ethnic identities appear in ethnic parties' political communication often remains unstudied despite the promise it carries.
Frederik Gremler, Lea Haiges
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Abstract This article analyzes satisfaction with democracy among legislators in Latin America by centering on the impact of institutional settings. Our dataset contains 2,448 interviews from 17 countries between 2009 and 2022. The results of our multilevel logistic regression analysis underscore the significance of institutions, highlighting that ...
Mar Martínez Rosón+2 more
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Beyond statistical power in designing clinical trials: Shiny/R apps to the rescue
Abstract Medical students must understand statistical reasoning and sample size selection to design and interpret clinical trials. Beyond achieving sufficient statistical power, ensuring meaningful precision in treatment effect estimates is equally important.
Pedro Sandoval+3 more
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