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Nationwide longitudinal population-based study on mortality in Italy by immigrant status

Scientific Reports, 2022
A systematic analysis of the mortality of immigrant residents throughout Italy has never been carried out. The present study aimed to evaluate differences in mortality by immigrant status.
Anteo Di Napoli, Martina Ventura, Enrico Grande, Luisa Frova, Concetta Mirisola, Alessio Petrelli   +5 more
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CONCEPTS OF POVERTY AND THE POVERTY LINE [PDF]

Journal of Economic Surveys, 1991
Abstract.Various approaches adopted in developed economies to distinguishing between the poor and non‐poor—to setting a poverty line—are reviewed. These include the budget standard, food ratio, ‘official’, subjective and relative poverty line methods, as well as the analysis of indicators of deprivation.
Tim Callan, Brian Nolan
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Does financial inclusion reduce poverty and income inequality in developing countries? A panel data analysis

Journal of Economic Structures, 2020
Financial inclusion is a key element of social inclusion, particularly useful in combating poverty and income inequality by opening blocked advancement opportunities for disadvantaged segments of the population.
Md Abdullah Omar, K. Inaba
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Life and Debt: Assessing the Impacts of Participatory Housing Reconstruction in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka

Stability : International Journal of Security and Development, 2016
The Owner Driven Housing Assistance (ODHA) scheme is a donor and government supported initiative to help construct housing for internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning to their original areas of residence after the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War in
Vagisha Gunasekara, Mira Philips, Kulasabanathan Romeshun, Mohammed Munas   +3 more
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Job quality in the micro and small enterprise sector in Ethiopia: Evidence from firm-level data

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2022
Micro and small enterprises are ubiquitous in developing countries and play a central role in employment. While there is solid empirical evidence that micro and small enterprises are important drivers of job creation, there is limited evidence on the ...
Berihu Assefa Gebrehiwot
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The variation in the health status of immigrants and Italians during the global crisis and the role of socioeconomic factors

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
Background The effects of the recent global economic and financial crisis especially affected the most vulnerable social groups. Objective of the study was to investigate variation of self-perceived health status in Italians and immigrants during the ...
Alessio Petrelli, Anteo Di Napoli, Alessandra Rossi, Gianfranco Costanzo, Concetta Mirisola, Lidia Gargiulo   +5 more
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Diffusion and spillover effects of an evidence-based mental health intervention among peers and caregivers of high risk youth in Sierra Leone: study protocol

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Evidence-based mental health interventions have helped address health services gaps, but their reach and societal benefit can be limited in low resource settings.
Alethea Desrosiers, Praveen Kumar, Arja Dayal, Leslie Alex, Ali Akram, Theresa Betancourt   +5 more
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Self-perceived workplace discrimination and mental health among immigrant workers in Italy: a cross-sectional study

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background The process of immigration is associated with poor mental and physical health. While the workplace represents an important context of social integration, previous studies evaluating the effect of discrimination experienced in the workplace ...
Anteo Di Napoli, Alessandra Rossi, Francesca Baralla, Martina Ventura, Rosaria Gatta, Monica Perez, Marco Sarchiapone, Concetta Mirisola, Alessio Petrelli   +8 more
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Are farmers willing to enter the forestry property market? Evidence from collective forest areas in southern China

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023
The Chinese government encourages farmers to enter the forestry property market for forestry property trading and promotes the standardization of the forestry property trading market.
Yaqing Han, Yaqing Han, Qiangqiang Wang, Yuanzhu Wei   +3 more
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Estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on global poverty

, 2020
In this paper we make estimates of the potential short-term economic impact of COVID-19 on global monetary poverty through contractions in per capita household income or consumption.
A. Sumner, Christopher Hoy, Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez   +2 more
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