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Food without fire: Environmental and nutritional impacts from a solar stove field experiment

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Over 80% of the population in rural Sub‐Saharan Africa relies on biomass cooking fuel, a substantial source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. We use a field experiment in Zambia to investigate the impact of solar stoves on biomass fuel use and cooking habits.
Laura E. McCann, Jeffrey D. Michler, Maybin Mwangala, Osaretin Olurotimi, Natalia Estrada Carmona   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global agricultural value chains and food prices

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study the relationship between the extent of participation in global agricultural value chains (GAVCs) and food prices at the country level. Using longitudinal data on a sample of 138 countries for the period 2000–2015 and a shift‐share instrumental variable design, we study how the extent of a country's participation in GAVCs in a given ...
Bernhard Dalheimer, Marc F. Bellemare
wiley   +1 more source

The EU real exchange rates: A structural Bayesian VAR. A note.

Revista de Economía y Estadística, 2018
In this paper we contribute to the long literature on the real exchange determination by estimating a Bayesian structural vector autoregressive model.
Juan C. Cuestas
doaj  

Global Apparel Value Chain in the Post‐MFA Era: Exploring Bangladesh's Competitive Edge

Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study revisits Bangladesh's competitive edge by examining patterns of global apparel trade during the post‐Multi‐Fibre Arrangement (MFA) era using a large bilateral panel of 27 leading apparel exporters trading with 163 destinations with coverage of 90% of the world apparel exports.
Abul Bashar Mohammed Fakhruzzaman
wiley   +1 more source

Personal Birth Experiences and Clinician Attitudes About Cesarean Birth: A Cross‐Sectional Study With Female Labor and Delivery Unit Staff

Birth, EarlyView.
Labor and delivery staff's personal experiences with birth are associated with their attitudes about clinical practice. We conducted a cross‐sectional survey of female labor and delivery staff employed at birthing hospitals in Arkansas. A total of 378 staff (physicians, nurses and midwives) from 29 facilities (of 33 birthing hospitals) participated in ...
Tanvangi Tiwari, Emily White VanGompel, James P. Selig, Nirvana Manning, Dora Smith, William Greenfield, Jennifer A. Callaghan‐Koru   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substantial international variation in the cost of blood group and save and crossmatch: A systematic review

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Summary Blood transfusion is one of the most common interventions in hospitals. Blood tests that support this widespread practice are considered routine, such as ‘group and save’ (also known as ‘type and screen’), yet there has been very limited evaluation of the needs for these tests and the associated costs.
Gianluca Fabiano, Rafael Pinedo‐Villanueva, Shona Kirtley, Sophie Cole, Artin Manafi‐Khosroshahi, Bilal Qureshi, Isabel Singleton, Biruk Tsegaye, Wei Shao Tung, Florian Tomini, Hayley G. Evans, Mike F. Murphy, Simon J. Stanworth, Paula Dhiman, Antony J. R. Palmer   +14 more
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Examination of Afghanistan's Development Traps

Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract We examine the factors behind Afghanistan's persistent underdevelopment. Drawing on various theories of development traps operating at the demographic, economic and institutional levels, we seek to assess whether and to what extent their functioning affects Afghanistan's development. To capture the functioning of development traps empirically,
Klemen Knez, Tina G. Lokar
wiley   +1 more source

Cost‐effectiveness of percutaneous nephrostomy vs JJ stent in obstructive urolithiasis: economic evaluation alongside the STent Or NEphrostomy (STONE) randomised controlled trial

BJU International, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) is cost‐effective compared to JJ ureteric stent in the acute treatment of obstructive urolithiasis. Patients and Methods A randomised controlled non‐inferiority trial with 204 patients with obstructive urolithiasis requiring decompression.
Hugo W. Schuil, Nora Hendriks, Mohamed El Alili, Judith E. Bosmans, Ruben G. Duijnhoven, Bart C.H. Oskam, Tom J.H. Arends, Diederick Duijvesz, Alexander D. Horsch, Bart van der Heij, Irene Tjiam, Hans van Overhage, Armand B.G.N. Lamers, Otto M. van Delden, Wout Scheepens, Jamie M.A. Drossaerts, Frank C.H. d'Ancona, Steven Boering, Janneke I.M. van Uhm, Rutger W. van der Meer, Herman J.H. van Roijen, Martin de Kiefte, Ad J.M. Hendrix, Saskia Weltings, Rob C.M. Pelger, Harrie P. Beerlage, Guido M. Kamphuis, Barbara M.A. Schout   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protocol for evaluating the economic viability of adiabatic compressed air energy storage systems. [PDF]

STAR Protoc
Yang D, Wang Y, Wang J, Rui Z, He W.
europepmc   +1 more source

Top Managerial Network Relations for Knowledge Transfer: Exploring Gender Differences

Creativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the ongoing debate surrounding the gender gap in top managerial positions, various possible causes have been explored, with different networking patterns being one of them. However, we still lack detailed insights on how knowledge transfer via networks varies based on gender.
Sonja Sperber, Christian Linder
wiley   +1 more source