ABSTRACT This article examines whether economic growth reduces inequalities in access to water and sanitation across 64 countries over an average period of 13.5 years. Drawing on disaggregated data by income quintiles and rural–urban location, and employing ordinary least squares (OLS), two‐stage least squares (2SLS), and Seemingly Unrelated Regression
Marcos García‐López +2 more
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Energy price instability and energy efficiency: Korea's macroeconomic framework during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Wu R, He Y, Teng Z.
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ABSTRACT Pension funds are the largest combined institutional investors in the world. The integration of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria into defined contribution (DC) pension investments by pension funds can result in sustainable pensions that are in line with pension beneficiary preferences and help achieve Sustainable Development
Doran Bairbre +4 more
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How labor market institutions influence the relationship between exchange rate regimes and economic growth. [PDF]
Kuokštis V, Asali M, Spurga SA.
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Carbon VIX, Climate Risk and Financial Stability New Evidence From Developing Countries
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of the carbon VIX and climate risk on financial stability through the banking Z‐score in developing economies. Using the Dynamic Panel Threshold Model of 106 developing countries from 2012 to 2022, the results reveal that both carbon VIX and climate risk exert a significant negative influence on banking ...
Alanoud Al‐Maadid +3 more
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Inflation, Race, and Legislation-The Erosion in the Real Value of Monetary Compensation for Miners' Occupational Lung Disease in South Africa, 1973-2024. [PDF]
Nicol M +3 more
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ABSTRACT Infrastructure‐led development in rapidly urbanizing economies often generates accessibility gains that fail to translate into balanced urban outcomes, particularly when local fiscal institutions redirect those gains toward revenue‐generating land uses. Filling this gap, especially in fiscally constrained county‐level cities where land finance
Ming Xie, Xiaoxiao Liao, Zhenlin Xie
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Economic cost of Hansen's disease: an overview of social security expenditures. [PDF]
Castro JM +3 more
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Escaping the Regional Carbon Trap: The Role of Renewable Energy Innovation in EU Decarbonisation
ABSTRACT The persistence of carbon‐intensive development pathways continues to hinder progress towards climate neutrality, especially in regions where industrial legacies, infrastructural inertia, and institutional rigidities reinforce emissions.
Kingsley Imandojemu +2 more
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Cost of a healthy and sustainable basic food basket in Brazil between 2009 and 2024. [PDF]
Verly Junior E +4 more
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