The Impact of Urbanization on CO2 Emissions: Evidence from Developing Countries [PDF]
This paper analyzes the impact of urbanization on CO2 emissions in developing countries, taking into account the presence of heterogeneity in the sample of countries and testing for the stability of the estimated elasticities over time. The sample covers
Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso
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Will income inequality cause a middle-income trap in Asia? Bruegel Working Paper 2013/06, 10 October 2013 [PDF]
, 2013 The Asian economy is expected to realise favourable growth during the first half of this century, but there is no guarantee. There is a discussion about a ‘middle-income trap’, which refers to a country that has realised rapid growth to become a middle ...
Egawa, Akio
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Are estimates of socioeconomic inequalities in chronic disease artefactually narrowed by self-reported measures of prevalence in low-income and middle-income countries? Findings from the WHO-SAGE survey [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The use of self-reported measures of chronic disease may substantially underestimate prevalence in low-income and middle-income country settings, especially in groups with lower socioeconomic status (SES).
Aitsi-Selmi, A. +6 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 +9 more
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Traffic Safety: Emerging Concerns for Low and Middle Income Countries
Journal of Road Safety, 2016 This paper examines the data available from published reports to understand the shortcomings in our present understanding of the following road safety issues: the relationship between national income and traffic safety; relative risk of different ...
Dinesh Mohan, Kavi Bhalla
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Financial development, trade openness and financial openness: do income levels matter for developing countries? [PDF]
Using a panel of 29 African middle and low income countries with data spanning from 1988 to 2007, we analyze linkages between openness and financial intermediary development when income levels matter. Main findings are four: firstly, openness in the last
Simplice A, Asongu
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Stock Markets in Low and Middle Income Countries [PDF]
This paper explores the question of whether the institution of the stock market is likely to be helpful to low and middle income countries in promoting development of their real economy and ensuring fast industrial growth.
Ajit Singh
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The Scorecard on Development, 19602016: China and the Global Economic Rebound [PDF]
, 2017 This report looks at the rate of progress of economic, health, and social indicators, including per capita GDP, mortality, life expectancy, and education for all countries with available data. It examines the twenty-first century rebound for the majority
David Rosnick +2 more
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Decentralization and public services : the case of immunization [PDF]
The author studies the impact of political decentralization on childhood immunization, an essential public service provided in almost all countries.
Khaleghian, Peyvand
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Agricultural Import Demand in Low-Income, Middle-Income, and Centrally Planned Economies [PDF]
This report provides summaries of the papers and discussions at the third Consortium on Trade Research held in Washington, D.C., June 23-24, 1981. The cochairmen of the consortium were T.
Anonymous, Rossmiller, George Edward
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