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Citrus greening in Jamaica [Editorial] [PDF]

, 2010
Ganry, Jacky
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Structural Change and the Labor Share: Insights From Baumol and Lewis

Metroeconomica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper makes two contributions. First, it links a model of structural change and income distribution to a method of decomposing the aggregate labor share into sectoral contributions. Second, it formalizes the interaction between structural change and the labor share using Baumol (1967) and Lewis (1954). The premise is a shift of employment
Codrina Rada, Ansel Schiavone
wiley   +1 more source

Differential Pathophysiological Drivers of Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Ethnic Differences in Insulin Dynamics, Whole‐Body Fat Metabolism, and Organ‐Specific Lipid Deposition

Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This narrative review explores the epidemiological evidence and potential underlying pathophysiological defects underlying the disproportionately greater risk of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiometabolic disease in people of South Asian and African Caribbean ancestry compared with White Europeans.
Daniel J. Cuthbertson, Martin Whyte, Alex E. Henney, Uazman Alam, Louise Goff, Barbara A. Fielding, A. Margot Umpleby   +6 more
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Correlates of reproductive coercion among women of reproductive age in Kingston, Jamaica and Hanoi, Vietnam. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Postalakis J, Hylton-Kong T, Nguyen N, Burlotos E, Norris A, Gallo MF.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Foreign Exchange Controls, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, and the Black Market Premium [PDF]

This paper examines the relationship between the official and parallel exchange rates, in three Caribbean countries, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad, during the 1985-1993 period using cointegration, Granger causality, and reduced form methods.
Mohsen Fardmanesh, Seymour Douglas
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Perinatal Depression, Maternal Engagement and Child Social–Emotional Development: A Cohort Study

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Evidence gaps remain regarding the influence of perinatal depression on mother–child engagement and child social–emotional development. Objectives We assessed relationships between perinatal depression, mother–child engagement and child social–emotional development among Kenyan mother–child pairs.
Anna Larsen, John Kinuthia, Felix Abuna, Julia C. Dettinger, Lauren Gomez, Mary Marwa, Nancy Ngumbau, Ben Odhiambo, Salphine Watoyi, Joshua Stern, Barbra A. Richardson, Grace John‐Stewart, Jillian Pintye   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lower-sodium, potassium-enriched salt substitution: An opportunity for improving blood pressure in Jamaica? [PDF]

Public Health Pract (Oxf)
Duncan JP, Tulloch-Reid MK, Ferguson TS, Land MA, Neal B.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multifaceted Assessment of the Relationship Between FDI and Sustainable Development in Latin America: The Role of the FDI Surplus Upon Environmental Productivities

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
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, Pedro L. Büttenbender, Xavier Martinez‐Cobas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eating disorders among adolescents and young adults in Kingston, Jamaica. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Harrison A, James C, Ferguson-Henry K, Rocke K, Lowe G.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Export Processing in the Caribbean: Lessons from Four Case Studies [PDF]

The author reviews case studies of four Caribbean countries-the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad-and briefly discusses an African country, Mauritius.
Larry Willmore
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