Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 695-715, May 2026.ABSTRACT In the present study, we examined the impact of the net effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on biodiversity and ecological footprint productivity in 21 Latin American countries over a 32‐year period from 1990 to 2022. Additionally, we propose the hypothesis of ecological transition (ETH), which conceptualizes the asymmetric impact on ...
Gonzalo H. Soto +2 more
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Women's experiences collecting and accessing water in Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, and Zimbabwe: A mixed-methods investigation. [PDF]
PLOS Glob Public HealthCaruso BA +29 more
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Female Education and Child Marriage
Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 1032-1047, May 2026.ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
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Diet diversity and blood pressure in women of childbearing age in Guatemala: analysis based on a population nutritional surveillance system 2016-2019. [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBonilla Diemecke MI +2 more
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Experiential Marketing of Clean Drinking Water: Experimental Evidence for Kenya and Rwanda
Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 1163-1181, May 2026.ABSTRACT To date, limited work investigates how consumers in emerging markets make consumption decisions. With the rise in demand for clean drinking water in sub‐Sahara Africa, a field experiment was conducted on non‐consumers of two socially oriented drinking water companies providing low‐cost, re‐usable bottled drinking water in Kenya and Rwanda. The
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Genomic structure, ecological suitability and biogeographic history of the palm <i>Acrocomia aculeata</i> across Central America. [PDF]
Front Plant SciMorales-Marroquín JA +14 more
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Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Volume 73, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
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Host Country Regulation of Short-Term Medical Missions: Evidence from Three Countries. [PDF]
Ann Glob HealthCalgua-Guerra E +9 more
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Internet, Inequality, and Regime Stability
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Volume 73, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines the link between income inequality and political instability, focusing on the moderating role of Internet penetration. Using data from over 120 countries (1996–2020), we find a conditional relationship: in low‐Internet countries, higher inequality associates with lower instability, likely due to limited political awareness ...
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