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Multifaceted Assessment of the Relationship Between FDI and Sustainable Development in Latin America: The Role of the FDI Surplus Upon Environmental Productivities

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, Pedro L. Büttenbender, Xavier Martinez‐Cobas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adult Presentation of Congenital Mitral Stenosis: The Challenges of a True Parachute Mitral Valve. [PDF]

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep
Lizano MJ, Herrera Á, Induni E, Solís FE, Caldonazo T.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Passive Air Sampling for Monitoring Current-Use Pesticide Pollution near Large-Scale Banana Plantations in Costa Rica. [PDF]

Environ Sci Technol
Solano Díaz K, Ruepert C, Ramírez Quesada MM, Hoppin JA, Wania F, van Wendel de Joode B.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does the Threat of Killing Gays Deter Foreign Aid: The Case of Uganda's 2014 Anti‐Homosexuality Act

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Much attention has been drawn on Uganda in recent years due to the strengthening of its anti‐LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric. Our study explores the aid‐deterring effect of anti‐LGBTQ legislation in an experimental setting using the Synthetic Control Method.
Elissaios Papyrakis, Luca Tasciotti
wiley   +1 more source

Waterfalls as a reservoir for caddisfly larvae (Insecta, Trichoptera): exploring a poorly known habitat. [PDF]

Zookeys
Solano-Ulate D, Springer M.
europepmc   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of TypeSeq2, a Next-Generation-Based Sequencing Assay for the Detection of 46 Human Papillomavirus Genotypes, at the US National Cancer Institute and Costa Rica Laboratories. [PDF]

J Infect Dis
Sierra MS, Coto C, Porras C, Herrero R, Ugalde D, Sauer AN, Mora D, Montes CP, Schussler J, Hoffman AC, Hicks B, Ruggieri D, Cortes B, Hildesheim A, Kreimer AR, Wentzensen N, Dagnall C, Liu D.   +17 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan, Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Overview of the Development of Astronomy in Costa Rica and Contributions by the San Jose Planetarium at the University of Costa Rica

, 2019
This article describes the development of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Science and other areas of Science within the Costa Rican Public Education System and important contributions of the San Jose Planetarium at the University of Costa Rica since its founding ten years ago, and the relationship of the planetarium within the areas of Education ...
openaire   +1 more source