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Global patterns and trends in kidney cancer incidence and mortality
What's New? Decreasing mortality from kidney cancer in developed countries contrasts with persistently high or rising mortality in less‐developed regions. Factors underlying this widening gap remain incompletely understood. Using GLOBOCAN 2022 data, the present study examined patterns in kidney cancer incidence and mortality worldwide and the relation ...
Anton Barchuk +5 more
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ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
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The rs7799039 variant in the leptin gene promoter drives insulin resistance through reduced serum leptin levels. [PDF]
Song Y +7 more
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Post-Capitalist Struggles in 21st Century Latin America: Cooperation, Democracy and State Power
Manuel Larrabure
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Currency Substitution and Monetary Policy Effects: The Case of Latin American Countries
Hisao Kumamoto, Masao Kumamoto
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ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha +2 more
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Where Latin Americans are physically active, and why does it matter? Findings from the IPEN-adult study in Bogota, Colombia; Cuernavaca, Mexico; and Curitiba, Brazil. [PDF]
Salvo D +7 more
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Sustaining Fixed Rates: The Political Economy of Currency Pegs in Latin America
S. Brock Blomberg +2 more
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