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MEASURING ECONOMIC INSECURITY [PDF]
We provide an axiomatic treatment of the measurement of economic insecurity, assuming that individual insecurity depends on the current wealth level and its variations experienced in the past. The first component plays the role of a buffer stock to rely on in case of an adverse future event.
Walter Bossert, Conchita D'Ambrosio
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The long-term response of FDI to insecurity and corruption: evidence from Nigeria
Nigeria is undoubtedly faced with unstable inflows of FDI at the present time, and that country has continued to contend with rising insecurity and a relatively high level of corruption. We employ the DOLS and ARDL estimation techniques to explore
Nurudeen Abu +4 more
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Food Insecurity is Associated with Food Consumption Patterns and Anthropometric Measures but not Serum Micronutrient Levels in Adults in Rural Tanzania. [PDF]
The purpose of the present paper is to assess the relationship between food insecurity and food consumption patterns, anthropometric measures and serum micronutrient levels in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Leyna, Germana H +4 more
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The linguistic variety spoken in the south of the United States (Southern American English, hereafter SAE), is a well-documented field of investigation (Farington et al., 2018; Feagin, 2018; Fridland, 2003, 2008; Labov et al., 2006; Nunnally & Bailey ...
Marc-Philippe Brunet
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The main purpose of the present research was to study the insecurity of involvement and Non-Involvement pregnant women at the Tapovan Center operated by Children's University. Involvement and area in the Tapovan center was incorporated here as an independent variable. 200 pregnant women were selected by the simple random method.
Sunilkumar S. Jadav, Vrundan Jayswal
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The position papers below formed the basis for a roundtable on “Brazilian Insecurity,” sponsored by the American Portuguese Studies Association at the Convention of the Modern Language Association of America, in New York City, January 4-7, 2018, in response to the presidential theme for the convention, “States of Insecurity.” The papers deal with such ...
Valente, Luiz Fernando +2 more
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The Shifting Landscape of Organised Crime
While organised crime has long been entrenched in Latin America, the spatial configuration of violence associated with it has undergone significant transformations in recent years. Homicide rates have escalated beyond traditional epicentres, spreading to
Gonzalo Croci
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This article presents a review of the evolution of violent criminality as well as the government strategies to combat them during the presidential administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), 2018-2024.
Arturo Alvarado Mendoza
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This article is based on empirical material consisting of focus groups conducted with professionals involved in the evaluation of municipal prevention services as well as with Brussels citizens, and looks at some of the issues regarding citizen ...
Valérie Caprasse
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Insecurity in Implicature as Found in Taylor Swift’s Midnights
People must have insecurities. In expressing the insecurities, they have their own ways, either in explicit or implicit ways. When people implicitly express their insecurities, they flout Grice’s four maxims, which generate implicature.
Imaduddin Hanif, Wildi Adila
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