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, 2020 Mobilizing private finance for renewable energy and energy efficiency is critical for Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) not only for the reduction of global temperature rise but also for meeting fast-growing energy demand.
Dina Azhgaliyeva, A. Kapoor, Yang Liu
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Distribution and Determinants of Low Birth Weight in Developing Countries [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2017 Objectives Low birth weight (LBW) is a major public health concern, especially in developing countries, and is frequently related to child morbidity and mortality.
Rashidul Alam Mahumud +2 more
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Financing Innovation: Evidence from R&D Grants
, 2016 Governments regularly subsidize new ventures to spur innovation. This paper conducts the first large-sample, quasi-experimental evaluation of R&D subsidies. I use data on ranked applicants to the US Department of Energy's SBIR grant program.
Sabrina T. Howell
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Harnessing youth power in making Myanmar tobacco-free
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation Tobacco consumption in Myanmar is high, with an alarming 44% of adult men and 8% of women smoking. Smokeless tobacco use among both men and women in Myanmar is also the highest among ASEAN countries.
May Myat Cho
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Unaffordability of COVID-19 tests: assessing age-related inequalities in 83 countries
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022 Background Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 is critical to manage the pandemic and its different waves. The requirement to pay out-of-pocket (OOP) for testing potentially represents both a financial barrier to access and, for those who manage to make ...
Gabriela Flores +3 more
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An Analysis of the Financing of Higher Education in Georgia [PDF]
, 2007 This report addresses the issue of the financing of higher education in Georgia by comparing financing in Georgia with other states and examining how financing affects the student population in terms of performance, and retention rates.
Nara Monkam
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Market implied ratings and financing constraints: evidence from US firms [PDF]
, 2014 Financing constraints have been found to play an important role in several aspects of firm behavior, but no attention has been given to their effects on credit ratings.
Adams +45 more
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The Financing of Local Government in China: Stimulus Loan Wanes and Shadow Banking Waxes
Journal of Financial Economics, 2017 The upsurge of shadow banking is typically driven by rising financing demand from certain real sectors. In China, the 4 trillion yuan stimulus package in 2009 was behind the rapid growth of shadow banking after 2012, expediting the development of Chinese
Zhuo Chen, Zhiguo He, C. Liu
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BMC Public HealthBackground Bangladesh is rapidly urbanizing and approximately half of its urban population resides in deprived slums with limited access to basic needs. However, there is a dearth of information on vulnerability levels among slum dwellers.
Md Zahid Hasan +7 more
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Pooling arrangements in health financing systems: a proposed classification
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019 Objectives The function of pooling and the ways that countries organize this is critical for countries’ progress towards universal health coverage, but its potential as a policy instrument has not received much attention.
Inke Mathauer +2 more
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