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Can the economic growth of interwar Latvia be estimated by contemporary national accounts?

Baltic Journal of Economics, 2022
The paper provides an examination of interwar Latvia’s national accounts, checking their usability for estimating interwar economic growth performance. According to the authoritative account of Roses and Wolf [(2010). Aggregate growth, 1913–1950.
Ola Grytten, Zenonas Norkus, Jurgita Markevičiūtė, Jānis Šiliņš   +3 more
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Beyond the Preston Curve: Analyzing Variations in Life Expectancy Around the World Using Multivariate Regression Circa 2000 and 2015

Systems
Multiple studies, starting with Preston’s work in 1975, have suggested that gross domestic product per capita (GDPPC) is an important explanatory factor for understanding differentials in life expectancy at birth (LEB) in countries around the world. This
Jack Homer
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Routine Pediatric Enterovirus 71 Vaccination in China: a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. [PDF]

PLoS Medicine, 2016
China accounted for 87% (9.8 million/11.3 million) of all hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases reported to WHO during 2010-2014. Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is responsible for most of the severe HFMD cases.
Joseph T Wu, Mark Jit, Yaming Zheng, Kathy Leung, Weijia Xing, Juan Yang, Qiaohong Liao, Benjamin J Cowling, Bingyi Yang, Eric H Y Lau, Saki Takahashi, Jeremy J Farrar, Bryan T Grenfell, Gabriel M Leung, Hongjie Yu   +14 more
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Bootstrap ARDL on health expenditure, green energy, environmental sustainability, and economic growth nexus in Saudi Arabia

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
The Bootstrap Autoregressive Distributed Lag (BARDL) cointegration model used to examine whether there is a short and long-run relationship between health expenditure per capita Environmental Sustainability is measured by CO2 emissions per capita (CO2 ...
Mohammed Moosa Ageli
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The relationships between total, electricity and biofuels residential energy consumption and income in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries [PDF]

, 2017
Controlling residential energy consumption in Latino America and the Caribbean countries is crucial to reduce CO2 emissions, as it has an important energy-saving potential, and its environmental controls are difficult to ...
Mejia, Robert, Pablo-Romero Gil-Delgado, María del Populo, Sánchez Braza, Antonio   +2 more
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Digital Transformation and Informal Innovation in Africa: Reframing STI Policy for Inclusive Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid increasing environmental and economic pressures, Africa's transition to a circular economy (CE) presents a vital pathway to inclusive, low‐carbon development. Yet, how digital transformation, informal innovation, and science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy readiness shape CE outcomes remains underexplored.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Isaiah Nketiah, Simplice A. Asongu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shaping Energy Transitions: Sectoral Demand, Climate Risk Exposure, and Renewable Pathways in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Energy is a fundamental driver of economic growth, shaping productivity, industrialization, and long‐term economic resilience. In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where energy access remains uneven and infrastructure is underdeveloped, understanding sector‐specific energy demand is essential for designing sustainable energy strategies.
Michael Appiah, Emmanuel Baffour Gyau, Genanew Bekele Worku, Simplice A. Asongu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exchange Rate, Export, and Foreign Direct Investment Nexus within The South African Economy

Reviews of Management Sciences
Purpose This paper explores the relationship between exchange rates, exports, and foreign direct investment in South Africa. Methodology The paper utilized Johansen cointegration, vector error correction model (VECM), and Granger causality test on annual
Ahmed ADEKUNLE
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Stock Exchange ESG Disclosure Guidance and Corporate Carbon Mitigation: International Evidence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the tangible impact of the adoption of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure guidance by stock exchanges on corporate carbon mitigation, focusing on six major frameworks: the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Task Force on Climate Related ...
Jiamian Yan, Le Luo, Nuraddeen Nuhu
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Literacy, Financial Development and Economic Growth

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While significant progress has been made in exploring the importance of financial literacy, its impact on economic growth and financial development from a macroeconomic point of view remains thinly understood. This paper provides fresh evidence on the relationship between financial literacy, financial development and economic growth.
Spyridon Boikos, Theodore Panagiotidis, Georgios Voucharas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source