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Sex trafficking and commercial sex: outcomes in suicide ideation and economic strain among young women. [PDF]

Front Psychiatry
Okech D, Liu L, Cody A, Hwang E, Konteh F.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff, Charles A. W. de Grazia, Nicholas E. Rada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Index of economic freedom: methodology and analysis in the modern world economy

The increasing macroeconomic and geopolitical instability in the modern global economy negatively impacts economic and social processes in various countries, which inevitably leads to an increased role of government administration and regulation, as well as restrictions on economic freedom in society.
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Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Annemie Maertens, Michael Ndegwa, Hope Michelson, Mercy Mbugua, Jason Donovan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond single metrics: a multidimensional approach to child growth and development-a decade-long review of an IUNS task force (2013-2024). [PDF]

J Nutr Sci
Haisma HH, Chakraborty B, Dhansay M, Mchome Z, Venkatapuram S, Yousefzadeh S, Gonzales Martinez RM.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A note on the U-shaped relationship between political competition and economic freedom [PDF]

We investigate a recent political theory of institutional change according to which institutions of economic freedom are more likely to be adopted at the extreme cases of strong and weak political competition than at cases in between. We find that such a
Antonio Saravia
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Helping financially under‐resourced unmarried mothers move forward and flourish: Feasibility findings from an innovative coaching‐centered place‐based initiative

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Longer‐duration, holistic, cohort‐based, coach‐led interventions may be particularly effective in promoting both economic health and emotional well‐being among unmarried mothers living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Aligning with the 1999 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) framework for program evaluation, this study presents a ...
Jennifer Langhinrichsen‐Rohling, Sharon Watson, Mia Ersoff, Jayla Worsley, Brice Kroll, Jenna Hollenhead   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS): Development and psychometric assessment of a face-to-face survey module. [PDF]

PLoS One
Yount KM, Quisumbing A, Meinzen-Dick R, Malapit H, Hassan MZ, Kanyanda SSE, Sharma S, Hassan MI, Heckert J, Paz F, Pokhrel P, Vundru WD, Doss C, Seymour G, Moylan H, Kilic T, Myers E, Faas S, Cheong YF, Sinharoy SS.   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Place‐based risk: Examining relationships between adolescent perceptions of community risk factors and adolescent substance use across geographic contexts

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Mixed evidence for the influence of structural and social factors on adolescent substance use behaviors exists across the rural–urban continuum. Therefore, this study explores how adolescent perceptions of structural and social community risk factors are associated with lifetime and past 30‐day use of alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes, and ...
Melissa Pearman Fenton, Sarah D. Lynne, Josie L. Bryan, Catherine Woodstock Striley, Larry F. Forthun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source