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The Impact of the Slave Trade on Literacy in Africa: Evidence from the Colonial Era

, 2015
Nonso Obikili
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Revisiting the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Crime: A Global Analysis

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing upon extensive literature on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) spillovers, we hypothesize that FDI inflow represents a double‐edged sword with respect to crime in host countries. On one hand, FDI can contribute to economic growth and social well‐being by infusing capital and knowledge into the host countries, thereby potentially ...
Yuan Chen, Zheming Liang, Ciqiao Wang, Zhengle Xu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral Teleoperation of Aerial Manipulator with Hybrid Mapping Framework for Physical Interaction. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Meng L, Rong Y, Chou W.
europepmc   +1 more source

Origin of the hemoglobin S gene in a northern Brazilian population: the combined effects of slave trade and internal migrations

, 1998
Gabriella Pante-de-Sousa, Rita de Cassia Mousinho-Ribeiro, Eduardo José Melo dos Santos, Marco A. Zago, João Farias Guerreiro   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

Soft Power in Trade: Quantifying the Impact of Confucius Institutes on China's Exports

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the role of Confucius Institutes (CIs) as a form of China's cultural diplomacy and their impact on international trade, particularly exports. Using a gravity model, we analyze data from 1990 to 2019 across countries, finding that the presence of CIs significantly boosts China's exports.
Renjing Chen, Wei Jin, Tangrui Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Why are there so few pathogens? Ecology and evolution in pathogen emergence. [PDF]

PLoS Biol
Drake JM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Hindus beyond the Hindu Kush: Indians in the Central Asian Slave Trade

, 2002
Scott C. Levi
openalex   +1 more source

Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How geography affects the choice of institutions is studied in a theoretical model. In this model, nations are located around a circle. Rulers compete through choosing tax rates, the level of military spending, and the degree of formality of institutions. Geographic condition is captured by population density.
Haiwen Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal bus bridging service for urban rail transit disruptions with stochastic passenger demand. [PDF]

PLoS One
Liu Y, Yang T, Su J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Ending pandemics within the shadow of trade: reconciling equity in global health with coloniality. [PDF]

Camb Int Law J
Sekalala S.
europepmc   +1 more source