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Studies on the effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the export of the manufacturing industry, as disaggregated into the low-, medium-, and high-technology intensity, were lacking.
Rossanto Dwi Handoyo +9 more
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Healthy life expectancy: comparison of OECD countries in 2001
Objectives: To compare average levels of population health for Australia and other OECD countries in 2001. Methods: Healthy life expectancies (HALE) for OECD countries for 2001 are based on analysis of mortality data for OECD countries, country‐specific ...
Colin D. Mathers +7 more
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Most tax treaties (including South Africa's) are based on the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and Capital and the related Commentary (the 'OECD Model').
Lee-Ann Steenkamp
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Inequality and Students’ PISA 2018 Performance: a Cross-Country Study
The aim of this paper was to investigate the relationship between countries’ PISA study results from 2018 and a set of indices related to socio-economic inequality, such as the Gini index, human development index, or gender inequality index, along with ...
Jiri Mazurek +2 more
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Multivariate analysis of post-transition OECD countries in the context of inequality measures
The aim of this paper is to classify the post-transition OECD countries according to the Gini coefficient for income inequality, the S80/S20 ratio, the income share of the bottom 40% of the population, educational attainment – tertiary education, and ...
Tomislav Korotaj +2 more
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Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing
ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
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ABSTRACT The US hemp market is a new and nascent industry that has been devoid of research for about half a century. This study examined the effects of exogenous shock on price at each phase of the value chain—Farm (hemp biomass), and its impact on prices at other phases of the value chain—Intermediary Processor (crude cannabidiol hemp) and Final ...
Solomon Odiase +2 more
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The Global Financial Crises: Early Warnings, Consequences, and Policy Responses [PDF]
This study examines the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis on the stability of financial systems across 203 countries during the 2006–2009 period, covering pre-crisis, crisis, and post-crisis phases.
Halil D. Kaya
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