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The Impact of Migration on Age Structure Conducive to Human Development Across the Urban Hierarchy

open access: yesPopulation and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract A larger working‐age population supports economic and social development, and many developing countries are currently benefiting from this demographic window. However, internal migration—often age‐selective—can create subnational inequalities by redistributing working‐age individuals from less developed areas to cities in search of employment ...
Wenxiu Du   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“On a tree”, “terrestrial”, or “on the rocks”? Habit diversity in the megadiverse genus Peperomia

open access: yesPlant Biology, EarlyView.
The plasticity of a large proportion of Peperomia species to occupy multiple types of microhabitats is not well documented due to the typically rigid categorization of habitat use. Therefore, the numerical approach presented is methodologically innovative to advance ecological data integration to provide a more realistic visualization of the habitat ...
J. Y. L. Tay, G. Zotz, M.‐S. Samain
wiley   +1 more source

On the relationship between Photosystem II thermotolerance and irreversible heat damage in leaves of Rhizophora mangle

open access: yesPlant Biology, EarlyView.
Temperature‐F0 fluorescence curves of Rhizophora mangle leaves demonstrate that Tcrit, the temperature at which F0 begins to rise, is unrelated to tissue necrosis; irreversible leaf damage starts to occur at significantly higher temperatures where fluorescence emission is maximal. Abstract Global temperatures are on the rise and may, together with more
K. Winter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The rise of the ecocentric right to a healthy environment before human rights courts in Africa and Latin America

open access: yesReview of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines jurisprudence from key African and Latin American human rights bodies regarding the right to a healthy environment, with a focus on recent jurisprudence (2023–2025). It identifies a growing trend of an ecocentric interpretation of the right, which acknowledges that the environment and the life forms within it hold ...
Sonja Kahl
wiley   +1 more source

Law and Infrastructure: Reliability, Automation Transition, and Irregularities of “U‐Space”

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) is making regulatory efforts to allow for the safe integration of drones into civilian airspace through automated means. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664 concerning unmanned traffic management (a system referred to as “U‐Space”) furthers that commitment. Accordingly, drone operators must avail themselves
Samar Abbas Nawaz
wiley   +1 more source

Formal Institutions and Corporate Tax Disclosures: A Cross‐Country Analysis

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of tax‐related formal institutions on corporate tax disclosures. Our theorizing, based on voluntary disclosure theory and institutional theory, highlights the cost–benefit analysis firms engage in to decide on corporate tax disclosures, where transparency enhances legitimacy but also entails risks like revealing ...
Reggy Hooghiemstra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supervising Your In‐Group? How Social Identification Shapes Financial Sector Regulatory Leniency

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Both practitioners and governance scholars recognize the importance of external oversight, especially in regulated industries like the financial sector. However, the failure of financial sector regulators and enforcement officials (supervisors) to act is often cited as a primary cause of ineffective governance.
Dennis Veltrop   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impacts of Weather Variability and Shocks on Farmers and Indigenous Peoples' Consumption: Evidence From Panama

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather variability and shocks pose significant challenges for tropical developing countries, making it crucial to understand their effects on consumption to address the existing deficiencies among the most vulnerable groups. This study examines the impact of weather variability and shocks on household consumption in Panama, utilizing repeated
Ambar Lineth Chavez Espinosa   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Mental Health of the Young in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We report on the wellbeing of the young in twenty‐eight countries located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia including fifteen post‐Soviet countries. We find no evidence of the decline in the mental health of the young relative to older people, which characterizes Western Europe and English‐speaking advanced economies. The mental health of the
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson
wiley   +1 more source

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