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EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL TRENDS IN ROMANIA [PDF]
Revista Romana de Economie, 2007 This paper deals with demographic trends in Romania and their influence on the labour market. In this context, unemployment and emigration are factors that play a significant role in the economy.
Constantin CIUTACU +2 more
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Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2022 This study used a wide range of information on parental sociodemographic, physical and behavioural characteristics as well as on the presence of non-communicable diseases among parents and examined the association of these attributes with anthropometric ...
Rajesh Kumar Rai +2 more
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Demographic transition, demographic dividendand economic growth in Nigeria
African Population Studies, 2012 Changes in age structure that results from demographic transition have economic consequences. This paper identifies the period of potential window of opportunity or demographic dividends created by Nigeria’s demographic transition. This is done by simulating the period of the demographic window of opportunity in Nigeria. In a simulation covering 1950 –
Olaniyan, Olanrewaju +2 more
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Associations Between the Mortality Trends by Cause of Death and Hazardous Alcohol Consumption in Russia. The “Conveyor Belt Effect” in Action? [PDF]
Население и экономикаRelevance. Alcohol consumption is detrimental to the Russian population health and contributes significantly to mortality. The aim of the study is to determine the associations between alcohol consumption and mortality by cause of death in Russia.
Elena S. Zamyatnina +2 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2020 Background Providing support to others has been shown to be beneficial to older adults. As people age, their health and social relationships change. These changes may also relate to changes in social support provision.
S. K. Lestari +4 more
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Global Harmonization of Urbanization Measures: Proceed with Care
Remote Sensing, 2021 By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population is expected to be living in cities and towns, a marked increase from today’s level of 55 percent. If the general trend is unmistakable, efforts to measure it precisely have been beset with difficulties: the ...
Deborah Balk +3 more
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The Lancet Public Health, 2019 Summary: Background: Since 2010, the rate of improvement in life expectancy in the UK has slowed. We aimed to put this trend in the context of changes over the long term and in relation to a group of other high-income countries. Methods: We compared sex-
David A Leon, ProfPhD +2 more
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Citrus growers’ willingness to pay and perceptions of cover crops
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2023 This study develops and uses a survey to gather information on demographics, production and management practices, and perceptions on using cover crops as a conservation practice from citrus growers and utilizes the double-bounded dichotomous choice ...
Carter Cosgray +3 more
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A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Following PRISMA guidelines, we conduct a scoping review on 18 empirical studies on nudging interventions for farmers in Europe and the USA. The evidence on the effectiveness of nudges is mixed. Some studies demonstrate positive outcomes, particularly when nudges are combined with other interventions; others report no effect or negative ...
Nadja El Benni +4 more
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Do Consumers Value Diversity in Agriculture? A Choice Experiment
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farm ownership in the US today is racially and ethnically homogeneous. Diverse farmers and ranchers make up less than 10% of all producers, they tend to be less financially stable and have tighter profit margins. In the past few years, both government and industry programs have aimed to increase the participation and profitability of diverse ...
Maria Kalaitzandonakes +2 more
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