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Technology, Education, Life and Non-Life Insurance in Africa [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019 This article examines the relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) in modulating the effect of education on life insurance and non-life insurance consumption in 48 African countries for the period 2004-2014. Education is measured with primary school, secondary school and tertiary school enrollments. ICT is measured with mobile phone,
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The insurance sector in the Middle East and North Africa : challenges and development agenda [PDF]
This paper studies the causes of the low development of the insurance sector in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region, particularly for long term insurance.
Lester, Rodney
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.(a) The outstanding lubricative properties of natural articular cartilage arise from a composite coating composed of HA, lubricin, and phospholipids at its surface. Notably, lubricin facilitates the enrichment of synovial HA onto cartilage surfaces, and HA complexes with phospholipids, a key component to maintain extremely low friction under high ...
Yongan Lin +12 more
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The life insurance industry in the United States : an analysis of economic and regulatory issues [PDF]
The U.S. life insurance industry comprises more than 1,200 active companies with an impressive record of innovation. Annual premiums for life insurance and annuity products amount to about 5 percent of GNP and total assets to 26 percent of GNP.
Wright, Kenneth M.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A thiol‐modified alginate hydrogel microsphere‐encapsulated enzyme‐probiotic biohybrid (AKK‐COD) system has been developed to address the spatiotemporal delivery and colonization challenges of small intestine‐targeted probiotic for lipid metabolism regulation. The system exerts sequential functions of intragastric protection, small intestinal adhesion,
Xiaolin Wu +10 more
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A comparative analysis of the efficiency of life and non-life sectors in selected CEE countries
Ekonomski Vjesnik, 2021 Purpose: The aim of this paper is to analyze overall technical efficiency (OTE), pure technical efficiency (PTE) and scale efficiency (SE) of both life and non-life insurance sectors in three Central and Eastern European countries (CEE), i.e.
Maja Pervan +2 more
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Persistence of insurance activities and financial stability
, 2017 Different insurance activities exhibit different levels of persistence of shocks and volatility. For example, life insurance is typically more persistent but less volatile than non-life insurance.
Kubitza, Christian, Regele, Fabian
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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"Demand for non-life insurance: A cross-country analysis" [PDF]
A number of existing studies on insurance demand report an apparently pathological result that insurance is a luxury good. Using cross-country insurance data and national wealth data, we resolve this spurious puzzle.
Hiroyuki Nakata, Yasuyuki Sawada
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia +4 more
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