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Foreign direct investment experience in middle income countries

Cogent Economics & Finance
This study was conducted to identify the variables that impact FDI inflows to enhance the economies of Middle-Income Countries. Its unique contribution lies in integrating the Ease of Doing Business Rankings (EoDB) indicator with the Corruption ...
Eleonora Sofilda, Dida Nurhaida, Muhammad Zilal Hamzah   +2 more
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Keeping Pace or Falling Behind? The Depth of Latin American Trade Agreements

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether Latin American countries are keeping pace with global trends in trade agreement depth or falling behind. Using 681 agreements (1970–2019), we develop the Depth Index of Trade Agreements (DITA) to weight provisions endogenously through factor analysis based on co‐occurrence patterns.
Raphael Gomes da Silva, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Lia Nogueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Tobacco price elasticity in Serbia: evidence from a middle-income country with high prevalence and low tobacco prices

, 2020
In this paper, we use Deaton’s demand model and Household Budget Survey data from 2006 to 2017 to provide a first robust and reliable estimate of cigarettes price elasticity for Serbia.
Jovanović, Olivera, Vladisavljević, Marko, Zubović, Jovan, Đukić, Mihajlo   +3 more
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Chinese Trade Competition and Rural Mexican Migration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 reshaped global trade, reducing U.S. demand for Mexican manufactured goods and weakening Mexico's manufacturing employment. This study estimates how this trade‐induced decline affected migration and employment decisions among rural Mexicans.
Zachariah Rutledge, Joaquin Mayorga
wiley   +1 more source

Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

Child Poverty in Middle-Income Countries

, 2016
This paper aims to better understand the income factors that influenced child poverty rates across a group of four diverse middle-income countries in 2010.
Gornick, Janet, Nell, Emily, Evans, Martin   +2 more
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Food System Innovations for Healthier Diets in Low and Middle-Income Countries [PDF]

, 2019
Malnutrition in all its forms is a major challenge everywhere in the world, and particularly in low and middle income countries. To reduce malnutrition, innovations in food systems are needed to both provide sufficient options for consumers to obtain ...
Snoek, Harriette, Berg, Marrit van den, Lundy, Mark M., Maitre d’Hôtel, Elodie, Ruben, Ruerd, Ruben, R., De Brauw, Alan, Vignola, Raffaele, Melesse, Mequanint, Wagenberg, Coen van, Snoek, Hariette, Melesse, Mequanint B., van den Berg, M.M., Maître d'Hôtel, Elodie, Van den Berg, Marrit, Lundy, Mark, Brouwer, Inge D., van Wagenberg, C.P.A., Lochetti, Gaia, Maître d'Hôtel, Eloide, Snoek, H.M., Melesse, M.B.   +21 more
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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morbidity Among the Aging Population in Northern Bangladesh: An Epidemiological Study

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic diseases) is common among aging populations, yet evidence from Bangladesh remains limited. A cross‐sectional survey of 540 older adults in Northern Bangladesh (June–August 2022) assessed multimorbidity using interviews and logistic regression analysis. Multimorbidity prevalence was 75.74% (95% CI: 71.9%–79.3%).
Md. Abu Sayem, Md. Golam Hossain, Md. Mothashin, Md. Nurul Islam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source