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Political Uncertainty and the Peso Problem [PDF]
This paper analyses the relation between political uncertainty and the Peso Problem in emerging markets. Initially, it is assumed that the country has a hard peg system (the present government will never devalue). As for the political opposition, however,
Javier, Garcia-fronti, Lei, Zhang
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Effectiveness of non-surgical weight loss treatment for severely obese patients
Purpose: Severe obesity is a worldwide public health problem. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of non-surgical treatment on weight, body mass index (BMI), food consumption, and physical activity practice of severely obese outpatients.
Ana Paula dos Santos Rodrigues +1 more
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A violência na adolescência: um problema de saúde pública
Este artigo trata da problemática da violência na adolescência, fenômeno extremamente grave hoje, do ponto de vista social e de saúde pública. Procura-se mostrar que a "adolescência" como etapa biológica da vida possui, na sua configuração, um peso ...
Maria Cecília de Souza Minayo
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Are oil price forecasters finally right? Regressive expectations toward more fundamental values of the oil price [PDF]
We use oil price forecasts from the Consensus Economic Forecast poll to analyze how forecasters form their expectations. Our findings seem to indicate that the extrapolative as well as the regressive expectation formation hypothesis play a role. Standard
Reitz, Stefan +2 more
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Atmospheric pollution is a global public health problem. The adverse effects of air pollution are strongly associated with respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and, to a lesser extent, with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Alfésio Luiz Ferreira Braga +5 more
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Escândalos e voto: as eleições presidenciais brasileiras de 2006
O artigo mostra o impacto dos escândalos de corrupção sobre o voto do eleitor brasileiro na eleição presidencial de 2006. A pergunta central é se aqueles que consideraram a corrupção como principal problema deixaram de votar em Lula. O artigo avalia se e
Lucio R. Rennó
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On the Estimation of Euler Equations in the Presence of a Potential Regime Shift [PDF]
The concept of a peso problem is formalized in terms of a linear Euler equation and a nonlinear marginal model describing the dynamics of the exogenous driving process.
Ripatti, Antti, Saikkonen, Pentti
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Missed Expectations: The Argentine Convertibility [PDF]
This paper studies the process that led to the Argentine crisis. The crisis is understood as a major disappointment of previous expectations, indicated by widespread insolvencies and abrupt declines in consumption.
Galiani, Sebastian +2 more
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Introducción: La nutrición inadecuada es un problema de salud mundial. Las implicaciones de esta situación sobre la salud materno-infantil son muy serias, ya que ganancias insuficientes de peso durante la gestación y la anemia inciden en nacimientos de ...
Cecilia de la Caridad Cruz Almaguer +3 more
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Estudos internacionais têm mostrado que o incremento da prevalência de sobrepeso em crianças tem se tornado um problema de saúde pública. O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar a prevalência de sobrepeso em crianças menores de 6 anos matriculadas em creches
Arlete Catarina Tittoni Corso +2 more
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