Does Inequality Blur Class Lines? Meritocratic Attitudes in Comparative Perspective
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Scholars of inequality generally find that lower‐class individuals are more skeptical of meritocratic narratives that link economic success to individual work effort. However, past research has yielded inconclusive findings about how economic inequality affects meritocratic attitudes across different class groups.
Roshan K. Pandian, Ronald Kwon
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Ultra-processed foods and nutrition governance in Ecuador as a public health challenge. [PDF]
Lancet Reg Health AmMora-Domínguez J +2 more
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Existing reviews of pre‐eclampsia determinants have focused on clinical and genetic risk factors. Objective To evaluate social determinants for pre‐eclampsia prevention. Search Strategy Systematic searches were conducted from relevant electronic databases from inception of each database to 30th December 2024.
Mai‐Lei Woo Kinshella +16 more
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Twenty years of efforts to reduce stunting in Ecuador: how to accelerate progress and confront the challenges? [PDF]
Lancet Reg Health AmRivera J +3 more
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Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research investigates the joint environmental impacts of natural resource rents and FinTech in oil‐rich economies. It addresses the carbon curse hypothesis and argues that the integration of FinTech can be a transformative force, improving energy and carbon intensities in these countries.
Kingsley I. Okere +2 more
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Corrigendum to 'Epidemiological Profile of Oral Health Conditions in Ecuador: A Retrospective Study from 2016 to 2022' [International Dental Journal, Volume 76, Issue 1, February 2026, 109313]. [PDF]
Int Dent JTorrez WBWB +4 more
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Material flow accounting in Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru (1980-2000) [PDF]
In this paper we compare the resource flows of Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru between 1980 and 2000. In this time span, the domestic extraction of materials increased in the four countries, mainly due to the mining sector in Chile and Peru, biomass and ...
Ana Citlalic González +5 more
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Pass‐Through of Cocoa Prices Along the Supply Chain: What's Left for Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire?
Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Most cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire are trapped in a cycle of poverty and farming practices that degrade the environment. This paper aims to provide an in‐depth understanding of the price formation process for cocoa at each stage of the supply chain in the world's largest cocoa‐producing country.
Kathrin Kaestner +2 more
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A previously low prevalence Plasmodium falciparum clone expands in an outbreak in the Pacific Coast of South America. [PDF]
BMC Infect DisCartagenova A +6 more
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What Makes a Difference in Achieving Higher Labor Productivity?: The Case of Low-Income Countries in Latin America [PDF]
This paper uses firm level surveys from Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to estimate the determinants of labor productivity. This study started out with the hypothesis that the adverse external business conditions that firms in poor Latin ...
Osvaldo Nina
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