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Colonial rule and economic freedom

Public Choice
Abstract This paper studies the legacy of European colonial rule for economic freedom in former colonies. I find that current levels of economic freedom in former colonies are directly related to the level of economic freedom of their colonizers. This association can be seen as early as the time of independence.
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Deep Reinforcement Learning Approaches for Sensor Data Collection by a Swarm of UAVs

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This article presents four decentralized reinforcement learning algorithms for autonomous data harvesting and investigates how collaboration improves collection efficiency. It also presents strategies to minimize training times by improving model flexibility, enabling algorithms to operate with varying number of agents and sensors.
Thiago de Souza Lamenza, Bruno José Olivieri de Souza, Markus Endler   +2 more
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Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting Attitudes toward Press- and Speech Freedom across the U.S.A.: A Test of Climato-Economic, Parasite Stress, and Life History Theories

, 2015
Jinguang Zhang, Scott A. Reid, Jing Xu
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Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang, Enoch Owusu‐Sekyere, Karin Alvåsen, Helena Hansson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between resistance and adaptation in COVID-19 times: The outbreak daily prevalence moderates the association between conspiracy thinking and adherence to government protocols. [PDF]

Br J Health Psychol
Roccato M, Russo S, Mancosu M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis for Sub-Saharan African Countries: The Role of Income Inequality and Economic Freedom

Shemelis Kebede Hundie, Dagim Tadesse Bekele, Adisu Abebaw Degu   +2 more
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Collaborating with transnational families: Learning from the experiences of family caretakers, educators, psychologists, and spiritual leaders in Honduras

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript centers on the experiences of caretakers of minors in Honduran transnational families (TNFs) in which one or both parents emigrated, and of the schoolteachers, professional psychologists, and spiritual leaders working with these families.
Marco Gemignani, Yolanda Hernández‐Albújar, Nerea Larrinaga‐Bidegain   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's health and well-being over the life course: conceptual framing supported by a scoping review. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Iyer A, Sen G, Rao Seshadri S, Snow R, Ataullahjan A, Liang M, Baird S, Drake JK, Sharafi L, Bhutta Z.   +9 more
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Does Corruption, Transparency, Economic Freedom, and Interest Rate Heterogeneously Impact ASEAN Banks’ Risk-Taking?

, 2023
Syed Moudud-Ul- Huq, Hasna Binte Hafiz, Md. Hafij Ullah, Miroslav Mateev   +3 more
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