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Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the present study, we examined the impact of the net effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on biodiversity and ecological footprint productivity in 21 Latin American countries over a 32‐year period from 1990 to 2022. Additionally, we propose the hypothesis of ecological transition (ETH), which conceptualizes the asymmetric impact on ...
Gonzalo H. Soto +2 more
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Foreign Exchange Controls, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, and the Black Market Premium [PDF]
This paper examines the relationship between the official and parallel exchange rates, in three Caribbean countries, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad, during the 1985-1993 period using cointegration, Granger causality, and reduced form methods.
Mohsen Fardmanesh, Seymour Douglas
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Permanent Revenue in an Energy‐Exporting Economy: A New Test for Fiscal Equilibrium
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Fiscal disequilibrium arises when permanent expenditures (PEXP) exceed permanent revenue (PREV), a frequent risk in energy‐exporting economies reliant on volatile windfall revenues. However, existing research lacks a clear measure of these concepts and an empirical test for fiscal equilibrium.
Akeem Rahaman, Scott Mark Romeo Mahadeo
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Development Geochemistry in Samaan Field, Offshore Trinidad: ABSTRACT
, 1990 P. D. Heppard Roger L. Ames
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Developing ecosystem service indicators: experiences and lessons learned from sub-global assessments and other initiatives [PDF]
, 2011 People depend upon ecosystems to supply a range of services necessary for their survival and well-being. Ecosystem service indicators are critical for knowing whether or not these essential services are being maintained and used in a sustainable manner ...
Armenteras, Dolors +57 more
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Female Education and Child Marriage
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
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The Mental Health of the Young in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Review 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
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The Role of Educational Choice in Occupational Gender Segregation: Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago [PDF]
We analyse the role of educational choice on the degree of occupational segregation in Trinidad and Tobago during a period in which educational policies intent on equating gender opportunities in education were implemented.
Sookram, Sandra, Strobl, Eric
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