How religion mediates the fertility response to maternity benefits
Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.Abstract Do religious beliefs affect responses to fertility incentives? We examine a 1982 maternity benefits expansion in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in a difference‐in‐differences framework with similar East European countries as comparisons. To isolate the importance of religion, we compare women who did and did not grow up in religious households ...
Elizabeth Brainerd, Olga Malkova
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Factors influencing job satisfaction and turnover intention among nurses in the UAE. [PDF]
PLoS OneAl Maqbali M +3 more
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Downstream effects of post‐Dobbs abortion bans: Birth rates and WIC
Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.Abstract Abortion bans tend to impact the cohorts of women that are eligible for the supplemental nutrition program special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children the most. I use synthetic difference‐in‐differences models and 2017–2023 monthly state‐level data to estimate the change in birth rates and WIC participation that ...
Lilly Springer
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Brain Drain and Productivity Growth: Evidence From South Africa, 1947–2019
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper provides empirical evidence of how high‐level human capital outflow could affect TFP‐based economic development and vice versa. The concern of potential endogeneity between brain drain and economic development is addressed directly.
Johannes Fedderke, Xiaodi Dong
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Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
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Comment on 'clinical significance of the systemic immune-inflammation index in relation to pathology, treatment, and outcomes in acute appendicitis: a retrospective study'. [PDF]
Ann MedTao J, Huang Y, Chen D.
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European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction The University of British Columbia's Faculty of Dentistry developed a helpline service to provide free oral health information, referrals to oral healthcare clinics and aid navigating public dental benefits. Over two academic years, 43 fourth‐year dental hygiene students and 29 dental students received education on being a virtual
Vanessa Johnson +5 more
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"There's no place like home, but…": dependent older adults' narratives on the health and well-being limits of ageing in place. [PDF]
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-beingEscapa S +4 more
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Do Generic Skills Achieved During Undergraduate Dental Education Meet the Need in Clinical Practice?
European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the importance of generic skills in clinical dental practice and how well these skills were achieved during undergraduate dental education. Materials and Methods The data were based on a national online questionnaire survey called ‘Young Dentist’, which was hosted by the Finnish Dental Association.
Ritva Näpänkangas +5 more
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