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Capital Inflows and Real Exchange Rate Appreciation in Latin America [PDF]

The characteristfcs of recent capital inflows into Latin America are discussed. It is argued that these inflows are partly explained by conditions outside the region, like recession in the United States and lower international interest rates.
Calvo, Guillermo, Leiderman, Leonardo, Reinhart, Carmen   +2 more
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source

Global venture capital flows and US health care innovation. [PDF]

Health Aff Sch
Ji Y, Kang SY.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Demographics of Expropriation Risk [PDF]

It is often argued that capital should flow from aging industrialized economies to countries with fast-growing populations. However, institutional failures and the risk of expropriation substantially reduce developing economies’ attractiveness for ...
Philipp an de Meulen, Philipp Harms
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Understanding international students' agency in developing employability: Case study of a post‐1992 university in the United Kingdom

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Employability remains a critical issue for international students in the United Kingdom. This study adopts the Employability Agency Framework proposed by Pham et al. to explore how a group of international students actively exercised their agency to enhance their employability during their Master's studies in the United Kingdom.
Hoang Nguyen, Ming Cheng
wiley   +1 more source

Self-care needs among international migrants and travellers: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. [PDF]

PLoS One
Pratama ANW, Marjadi B, Collins JC, Moles RJ, Schneider CR.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

On the Consequences of Demographic Change for Rates of Returns to Capital, and the Distribution of Wealth and Welfare [PDF]

In the industrialized world the population is aging over time, reducing the fraction of the population in working age. Consequently labor is expected to be scarce, relative to capital, with an ensuing decline in the real return on capital.
Krüger, Dirk, Ludwig, Alexander
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International student agency in academic self‐formation: Mobility as agency situated within knowledge structures

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract With growing attention to student agency in academic and policy discourse, international education has become a prominent context for examining how students navigate new cultural, academic, linguistic and social environments. However, much of this discussion attributes student agency to the ‘international’ aspect, while overlooking the ...
Soyoung Lee
wiley   +1 more source

From Hurricane Irma to the Grindavík eruptions: volatility premiums in disaster governance. [PDF]

Disasters
Björnsson T.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Costs and Benefits of Introducing Mandatory Hygiene Regulations [PDF]

In an idealised model the costs of capital and maintenance and the resulting flow of income benefits over a period of years enables the analyst to produce computations of present values and internal rates of return that summarise the whole investment ...
Cao, Kay, Johnson, Robin
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