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Social context and the spread of HIV : an evolutionary game-theoretic investigation on the impacts of social stigma on epidemic outcomes
Ferguson, William D.; Nguyen, Trang Kieu - In: Economies : open access journal 2 (2014) 3, pp. 171-192
transmission by discouraging both honest reporting and a society's acceptance of AIDS education, whereas association stigma has an … acceptance, but it also compromises a society's acceptance of AIDS education. Our relatively simple evolutionary/SIR model offers …
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Access to media and HIV knowledge in India
Agarwal, Smriti; Araujo, Pedro de - In: Economies : open access journal 2 (2014) 2, pp. 124-146
-stage hurdle model to estimate the effect of media sources such as newspapers, radios and television on AIDS-related knowledge …, albeit quantitatively small, suggest, even if indirectly, possible problems faced by AIDS campaigns and government programs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434152
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Does mainstreamed aid advance gender parity? : insights from empirical evidence
Tadesse, Bedassa; Shukralla, Elias Kedir; Fayissa, Bichaka - In: Economies : open access journal 12 (2024) 8, pp. 1-27
This study investigates the effectiveness of gender-mainstreamed aid in mitigating gender inequality. We develop a robust theoretical model that accounts for the potential positive and perceived negative effects of shifts toward gender parity, capturing diverse societal perspectives. Utilizing a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015070748
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Education, health and economic growth in African countries
Eggoh, Jude; Houeninvo, Hilaire; Sossou, Gilles-Armand - In: Journal of economic development 40 (2015) 1, pp. 93-111
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519138
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Does democracy promote the rule of law?
Assiotis, Andreas; Sylwestern, Kevin - In: Journal of economic development 40 (2015) 1, pp. 63-92
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519141
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Rethinking Thailand’s growth policies
Sirisankanan, Aeggarchat - In: Journal of economic development 39 (2014) 2, pp. 51-73
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010380031
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Diversity and regional economic growth : evidence from US countries
Pede, Valerien O. - In: Journal of economic development 38 (2013) 3, pp. 111-127
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010196446
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Internet education and economic growth : evidence from cross-country regressions
Jin, Lawrence; Jin, Jang Cheong - In: Economies : open access journal 2 (2014) 1, pp. 78-94
The effects of Internet education on economic growth are examined using a cross-section of 36 high-income countries. Internet usage rates are employed as a proxy for Internet education across countries. Regression results show that the frequent usage of the Internet has a positive and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010345668
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Effects of public capital on economic growth and productivity in Spain during the period 1980-2007
Jorge Moreno, Justo de; Camisón Zornoza, César; Muro, Juan - In: Journal of economic development 40 (2015) 4, pp. 67-89
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011435821
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A dynamic model of female labor force participation rate and human capital investment
Szulga, Radek - In: Journal of economic development 39 (2014) 3, pp. 81-114
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419849