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ABSTRACT Green aid aims to increase the capacity of countries to mitigate the impacts of climate change by improving energy efficiency and deploying green and renewable energy technologies in developing countries. While various donor and recipient country characteristics for the effectiveness of foreign aid have been examined, the role of donor ...
Mehmet Pinar
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ABSTRACT In the present study, we examined the impact of the net effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on biodiversity and ecological footprint productivity in 21 Latin American countries over a 32‐year period from 1990 to 2022. Additionally, we propose the hypothesis of ecological transition (ETH), which conceptualizes the asymmetric impact on ...
Gonzalo H. Soto+2 more
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Female Education and Child Marriage
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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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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Upper holocene tephro-chronostratigraphy of Irazú Volcano, Costa Rica. [PDF]
Campos-Durán D, Alvarado GE, Martí J.
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Fear of Violent Crime and Emigration Intentions in the Northern Triangle: Current Developments
Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras—countries that comprise the region known as the Northern Triangle—have experienced a significant increase in emigration to the United States in recent years. A vast literature suggests that a major push factor is the persistence of criminal violence in the region.
Cristian L. Paredes, Keyla Navarrete
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Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Strawberry and Molecular Identification of <i>Meloidogyne</i> and <i>Pratylenchus</i> Species in the Central Region of Costa Rica. [PDF]
Brenes-Campos R+3 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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Dengue virus type 3 infection in a traveler returning from Costa Rica to Japan in 2023. [PDF]
Sasaki T+9 more
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