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Challenges for the euro area and implications for Latvia [PDF]
This Policy Contribution reviews the major challenges faced by the euro area, and discusses recent initiatives and the way forward. Some implications are drawn out for Latviaâ??s euro accession, which is likely to be beneficial on balance. The euro area
Guntram B. Wolff
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Epilepsia, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Sigma‐1 is a chaperone protein that serves as a key homeostatic regulator, implicated in neuronal excitability and seizure control. Positive allosteric modulators offer a use‐dependent means to enhance Sigma‐1 activity, potentially with favorable tolerability compared to direct agonists.
Eva‐Lotta von Rüden +5 more
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Latvia: Working Too Hard? [PDF]
This paper provides an assessment of employment and working conditions in Latvia before and immediately after the EU accession. The issues addressed include self-employment, multiple jobs, fixed-term contracts, unreported wages, overtime, unsocial ...
Mihails Hazans
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Multifactorial Screening for Fine‐Scale Selection of CCS Industrial Clusters and Hubs in Brazil
Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As Brazil moves toward implementing its decarbonization commitments, carbon capture and storage (CCS) hubs are emerging as a key pathway for large‐scale CO2 abatement in hard‐to‐abate sectors. This paper presents a multifactorial, data‐driven framework to screen and prioritize potential CCS industrial clusters and hubs across Brazilian regions,
Gustavo P. Oliveira +5 more
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Integration of the Baltic states into the EU and institutions of fiscal convergence: A critical evaluation of key issues and empirical evidence [PDF]
This paper reviews the issues concerning the integration of the Baltic States into the European Union (EU). The focus is on fiscal policy and institutions of policy convergence.
Kutan, Ali M., Pautola-Mol, Niina
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Pharmaceutical Pricing and R&D as a Global Public Good
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the international variation in the prices of branded pharmaceuticals. We consider short‐run profits, or quasi‐rents, as representing each country's contribution toward the global public good of therapeutic information embodied in new pharmaceuticals.
H. E. Frech III +3 more
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ECONOMIC CRISIS IN NEW EU MEMBER STATES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: FOCUSING ON BALTIC STATES [PDF]
After giving a general view of the economic crisis in new EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe, this paper examines the causes, focusing on Baltic States, especially Latvia.
Yoji Koyama
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Analytic observations of seminar scientific work according toward objectives [PDF]
, 2005 Report is Deliverable 9 of 6th FP SSA project “Environmental friendly food production system: requirements for plant breeding and seed production” (ENVIRFOOD) and includes analytic observations of seminar scientific work according toward objectives ...
Belicka, Ina, Bleidere, Mara
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Effect of Austerity Measures on Infant Mortality: Evidence From Greece
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Governments frequently adopt austerity policies when facing economic crises, yet their long‐term consequences for population health remain incompletely understood. This paper examines the impact of large‐scale fiscal austerity on infant mortality by exploiting the Troika‐led economic adjustment program implemented in Greece beginning in 2010 ...
Robert J. Kolesar, Rok Spruk
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Are Ethnic Minorities More Likely to Emigrate? Evidence from Latvia [PDF]
Drawing on survey data on emigration intentions in Latvia, this paper studies emigration intentions of minorities. The paper shows, that after controlling for other factors, the probability of emigration of a Russian minority individual is higher than ...
Artjoms Ivlevs
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