Mixture Models and Convergence Clubs [PDF]
In this paper we argue that modeling the cross-country distribution of per capita income as a mixture distribution provides a natural framework for the detection of convergence clubs.
Pittau, Maria Grazia +2 more
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Global immunisation planning and economic development potential: a panel data analysis for the macroeconomic impact of hepatitis B vaccination from 2000 to 2018. [PDF]
Quan L, Fang Y, Zhang L.
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ABSTRACT The agri‐food sector is vital to economic development, but it exerts significant environmental and social pressures. This study draws on the natural resource‐based view. It investigates the strategic sustainability‐performance nexus in the global food and beverage industry using a longitudinal dataset (2013–2023) of 633 firms across the EU ...
Alessandro Bernardo +5 more
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Sigma Convergence versus Beta Convergence: Evidence from U.S. County-Level Data [PDF]
In this paper we outline (i) why sigma-convergence may not accompany beta-convergence, (ii) discuss evidence of beta-convergence in the U.S., and (iii) use U.S.
Levy, Daniel +2 more
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The pieces are already built: converging India's national assets to close the mental health treatment gap. [PDF]
Sriram S.
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Sustainability Orientation and Entrepreneurial Performance in Resource‐Constrained Contexts
ABSTRACT This study examines how sustainability orientation shapes entrepreneurial performance in bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid (BoP) markets by theorizing responsible entrepreneurship as a central mechanism and BoP orientation as a contextual contingency. Using survey data from 283 small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, we integrate perspectives
George Obeng Dankwah +5 more
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Methodologies of Analyzing Inter-Regional Income Inequality and Their Applications to Russia [PDF]
This paper provides an overview of methodologies used to analyze inter-regional income inequality,and a critical survey of empirical studies that deal with Russian regions.
Konstantin Gluschenko
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Broadly quantifying SSP elements for 188 countries to 2150 in International Futures. [PDF]
Moyer JD +9 more
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ABSTRACT The United States (U.S.) faces challenges in achieving its ambitious net‐zero carbon emissions target by 2050, with current emissions having fallen by less than 1% in 2024. Despite an investment of $500 billion in low‐carbon resources while holding the second‐largest green technology patent portfolio globally, it is further imperative to ...
Md Zubair Ahmad +5 more
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IS LONG-RUN OUTPUT CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION? SOME NEW EVIDENCE FOR SELECTED AFRICAN COUNTRIES [PDF]
This study assesses long-run real per capita income convergence among selected African countries. The empirical investigation is based on an alternative approach.
Mark J. Holmes
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