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Bringing financial literacy and education to low and middle income countries : the need to review, adjust, and extend current wisdom [PDF]

This paper presents a World Bank led and Russia trust fund financed work program to measure financial capability and the effectiveness of financial education in low and middle income countries.
Holzmann, Robert
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U.S. Agriculture, Biofuel Markets, and Trade: Challenges and Opportunities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using an enhanced Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model (GTAP‐BIO), this study assesses how the expansion in demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the reduction in exports of agricultural products induced by trade disputes negatively affect US agriculture.
Rayan Wolf, Farzad Taheripour
wiley   +1 more source

Preterm birth in low-middle income Countries

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Preterm birth (PTB), remains a major cause of significant morbidity and mortality world-wide with about 12-15million preterm births occurring every year. Although the overall trend is decreasing, this is mainly in high-income countries (HIC). The rate remains high in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) varying on average between 10 and 12% compared ...
Alim, Swarray-Deen, Sepenu, Perez, Mensah, Teresa E., Osei-Agyapong, Jeff, Sefogah, Promise E., Appiah-Sakyi, Kwabena, Ahmed, Badreldeen, Konje, Justin C.   +7 more
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Hand hygiene in low- and middle-income countries

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
A panel of experts was convened by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) to overview evidence based strategies to reduce the transmission of pathogens via the hands of healthcare workers and the subsequent incidence of hospital ...
Michael J. Loftus, Chloe Guitart, Ermira Tartari, Andrew J. Stewardson, Fatma Amer, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Yew Fong Lee, Shaheen Mehtar, Buyiswa L. Sithole, Didier Pittet   +9 more
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Cost effectiveness in low- and middle-income countries: a review of the debates surrounding decision rules.

, 2009
Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is increasingly important in public health decision making, including in low- and middle-income countries. The decision makers' valuation of a unit of health gain, or ceiling ratio (lambda), is important in CEA as the ...
Walker, Damian G, Shillcutt, Samuel D, Goodman, Catherine A, Mills, Anne J   +3 more
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Integrating Perennial Groundcover in Corn and Soybean Acres: Impacts on U.S. Agriculture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable agricultural practices such as cover cropping can improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestration, yet U.S. adoption remains limited due to economic and operational barriers. We evaluate market and economic impacts of integrating perennial groundcover into U.S.
Sagar Dahal, Amani Elobeid, John Crespi
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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
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Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Factors and Management Challenges in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

European Medical Journal Nephrology, 2020
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major global health problem, occurring in >13 million people and responsible for >2.3 million deaths every year, 85% of which are in developing countries. Although the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) set a goal of
Daniela Ponce, Nilo Kazan, Adler Pereira, André Balbi   +3 more
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Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
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Statin use in low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet Global Health, 2022
Florian Neuhann, Tapiwa Kumwenda, Melani Ratih Mahanani, Tom Heller, Hans-Michael Steffen   +4 more
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