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Trends in Human and Economic Development Across Countries [PDF]

Convergence of the Human Development Index (HDI) and per capita income were tested between 1975 and 1998 using a yearly adjustment model. The results indicated convergence for HDI and divergence for income.
Edward Nissan
core  

Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid diagnostic testing: the key to ensuring sufficient supply and safe access to blood in emergencies

BMJ Global Health
Nobhojit Roy, Nakul Raykar, Nikathan Kumar, Riya Sawhney   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong, Metin Çakır, Qingxiao Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sleeping without borders: Gaps in contextualizing sleep duration guidelines for adults in low-income countries. [PDF]

Sleep Med X
Gruber R, Chaput JP, Bruni O, Barbeau R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Latin American clubs: uncovering patterns of convergence [PDF]

This paper explores the dynamics of convergence in Latin American countries and asks whether there are tendencies for converging to different clubs. The analysis shows clear differences between two groups: a large group of low-to-middle income countries ...
Blyde, Juan
core   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commentary: Pediatric Surgery in Low-Income Countries-From Neglect to Necessity. [PDF]

World J Surg
Gathuya Z, Drum ET.
europepmc   +1 more source

Debt in Low-Income Countries

, 2019
Debt vulnerabilities in low-income countries have increased substantially in recent years. Since 2013, median government debt has risen by about 20 percentage points of gross domestic product and increasingly comes from non-concessional and private sources.
Essl, Sebastian, Kilic Celik, Sinem, Kirby, Patrick, Proite, Andre   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Trump Tariffs 2.0: Assessing the Impacts on US Distilled Spirits Imports

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The proposed 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada could have significant repercussions on US imports of distilled spirits. This study estimates US import demand across various spirit categories (e.g., tequila, whiskey) and assesses the potential impact of the proposed tariff.
Andrew Muhammad
wiley   +1 more source