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Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 5, October 2024.Abstract Managing invasive species is crucial to mitigate their negative impacts on ecosystems, yet conflicts may arise when their social benefits are disregarded. Human pressure on the endemic‐rich forests of São Tomé has been high since the island was discovered by the Portuguese in the 15th century, and numerous species have been introduced.
Martina Panisi +7 more
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Gender gaps in perceptions of social protection: Insights from the OECD Risks that Matter Survey
International Social Security Review, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 23-48, October/December 2024.Abstract Reflecting their weaker labour force attachment and lower earnings, women consistently report feeling greater economic insecurity than men across the Member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD). Similar gender gaps emerge in perceptions of social protection systems: women are far less confident than ...
Valerie Frey +2 more
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Desigualdad social y educación en México. Una perspectiva sociológica
Educar, 2002 El documento describe la distribución de credenciales educativas en el caso mexicano, dado un contexto de una sociedad altamente diferenciada y desigual.
Teresa Bracho
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Potholes, 311 reports, and a theory of heterogeneous resident demand for city services
Policy Studies Journal, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 647-669, August 2024.Abstract Understanding the needs of residents is vital in public administration and management, as this helps officials when making choices on policies and service distribution. Increasingly, cities rely on 311 systems to elicit information from residents on emergent needs in particular policy areas (e.g., road quality, pest control).
Scott J. Cook +2 more
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Tiempo efectivo de salida de la pobreza
Estudios Económicos, 2009 Desarrollamos una metodología para estimar el tiempo efectivo de salida de la pobreza y la tasa miníma necesaria de crecimiento para erradicarla en un periodo predeterminado, sin imponer el supuesto de crecimiento con distribución neutral del ingreso ...
Juan Carlos Chávez
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Desigualdad y polarización del PIB por habitante en Colombia
Desafíos, 2010 El concepto y la medición de la polarización de una distribución han atraído la atención de los economistas en los últimos años. De manera independiente, Esteban-Ray y Wolfson han conceptualizado la noción de polarización y propuesto índices para medirla.
Jorge Espitia Zamora
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Poverty &Public Policy, Volume 16, Issue 2, Page 126-145, June 2024.Abstract Although not designed as a social program to redistribute income, the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) has been reducing poverty by providing equal annual payments to nearly all state residents for over 40 years. We examine direct effects of the PFD on Alaska poverty rates since 1990, using US Census and American Community Survey Public ...
Matthew Berman
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Selection of planning unit size in dynamic management strategies to reduce human–wildlife conflict
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 3, June 2024.Abstract Conservation planning traditionally relies upon static reserves; however, there is increasing emphasis on dynamic management (DM) strategies that are flexible in space and time. Due to its novelty, DM lacks best practices to guide design and implementation.
Heather Welch +5 more
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World Food Policy, Volume 10, Issue 1, Page 33-47, May 2024.Abstract The covid‐19 pandemic has affected food aid. This paper reports an exploratory study to estimate the prevalence and degree of food insecurity, household dietary diversity score (HDDS), and the association with demographic, social, and economic characteristics of health status in a sample of food aid recipients in urban and rural areas of ...
Elena Carrillo‐Álvarez +4 more
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Impacto de la política de desarrollo social sobre la distribución del ingreso en el sexenio foxista
Economía Teoría y Práctica, 2006 Este trabajo analiza el efecto de la política social, en particular de los programas de reducción de la pobreza, sobre la distribución del ingreso en México.
Hilda Rosario Dávila Ibáñez
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