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Inserting Migrants into the Global Social Protection Floor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The social protection floor (SPF) is a global initiative led by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to provide social security to vulnerable groups.
Ratel, Marie-Hélène   +2 more
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Is there such thing as middle class values ? Class differences, values and political orientations in Latin America [PDF]

open access: yes
Middle class values have long been perceived as drivers of social cohesion and growth. This paper investigates the relation between class (measured by position in the income distribution), values, and political orientations using comparable values ...
Lopez-Calva, Luis F.   +2 more
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Who takes the cake Effects of ECB monetary policy across income classes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This work provides evidence on the effects of monetary policy on the income class structure via stimulating economic activity and employment in Eurozone countries over the period 2007Q32016Q1.
Barcena-Martin, Elena Maria   +2 more
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Clinical Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

open access: yesAMA Journal of Ethics, 2009
There are advantages and objections to conducting clinical trials in middle-income nations and possible approaches to overcoming the objections. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
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Tools for legislative oversight : an empirical investigation [PDF]

open access: yes
Parliaments are the institutions through which governments are held accountable to the electorate. They have a wide range of tools with which to carry out this oversight function, but until recently little analysis had been undertaken on the ...
Pelizzo, Riuccardo, Stapenhurst, Rick
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THE MILITARY EXPENDITURE-EXTERNAL DEBT NEXUS: NEW EVIDENCE FROM A PANEL OF MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the impact of military expenditure and income on external debt for a panel of six Middle Eastern countries; namely, Oman, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Iran, and Jordan, over the period 1988 to 2002.
Paresh Kumar Narayan, Russell Smyth
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Measuring the middle class in middle income countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This research aims to compare different methods of measuring the middle class in middle-income countries. I compare income-based measures to socio-economic measures, using both per capita and equivalized incomes.
Rasch, Rebecca
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Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Labor Market Impacts of the Recent Crisis in Middle-Income Countries [PDF]

open access: yes
This note presents early evidence on the labor market impacts of the recent economic crisis in 41 middle-income countries.A broader geographic coverage is prevented by the lack of high-frequency labor market data in other middle-income countries and in ...
Khanna, Gaurav   +2 more
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Reversing the Perspective: Multinational Activity from Middle-Income Countries [PDF]

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The organization of production within the multinational corporation (MNC) depends on the relative factor abundance of the home country and the destination country.
Debaere, PEter
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