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Does vulnerable employment narrow income inequality? Evidence from developing countries: Vulnerable employment and income inequality

, 2023
Most people at the lower end of the income spectrum in developing countries rely on vulnerable employment for their survival. In the absence of alternative sources of income, vulnerable employment narrows income inequality (inequality) by providing ...
Yerrabati, Sridevi
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Volunteering, Crime and Secondary School Attendance: Evidence From Queensland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Student absenteeism is a critical issue in Australia and worldwide, with alarming declines in attendance rates further exacerbated by the COVID‐19 pandemic. While research has long highlighted the relevance of school and family factors, less is known about how the broader community context shapes attendance.
Matthias Kubler, Brooklyn Corbett, Annemaree Carroll, Martin Mills, Deborah Lynch, Wojtek Tomaszewski   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson, Pierre Frémondière, Kaspar Staub, Philipp Mitteroecker, Barbara Fischer, Martin Haeusler, Nicole M. Webb   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Burden of polycystic ovary syndrome in low-and middle-income countries, 1990–2023: results from the global burden of disease study 2023

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is prevalent in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), yet comprehensive assessments of its disease burden are lacking.
Binsong Liu, Md Harunor Rashid, Xiaoxu Bai, Ran An, Yujie Feng, Can Cui   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dual Effects of Education Expenditure on Life Expectancy: An Empirical Assessment of Crowding-Out and Complementarity

Econometrics
This study investigates whether public education expenditure crowds out or complements health investment in influencing life expectancy across 158 countries from 1990 to 2023.
Jayadevan CM, Nam Trung Hoang, Subba Reddy Yarram   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scoping review exploring vocational rehabilitation interventions for mental health service users with chronic mental illness in low-income to upper-middle-income countries. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2022
Chimara M, Van Niekerk L, van Biljon HM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Craniofacial growth, modeling, and estimation of milestones

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Understanding craniofacial growth is foundational for research into intra‐ and interspecies variation, evolution, and clinical care. The Craniofacial Growth Consortium Study (CGCS), combines cephalographs from historical growth studies to create a dense longitudinal record of growth from 6 to 22 years of age.
Richard J. Sherwood, Dana L. Duren, Christina L. Holzhauser, Hee Soo Oh, Manish Valiathan, Kieran P. McNulty, Kevin M. Middleton   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vocational rehabilitation for mental health service users with chronic mental illness in low-income to upper-middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2021
Chimara M, van Niekerk L, van Biljon HM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Consumption Smoothing and Liquidity Income Redistribution [PDF]

We show theoretically that income redistribution benefits borrowingconstrained individuals more than is implied by standard relative-income and uninsurable-risk considerations.
Giuseppe Bertola, Winfried Koeniger
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Child Poverty in Middle-Income Countries [PDF]

, 2016
This paper aims to better understand the income factors that influenced child poverty rates across a group of four diverse middle-income countries in 2010.
Gornick, Janet, Nell, Emily, Evans, Martin   +2 more
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