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Review of the Recent Trends in Development Economics Research: With Experience from the Federal Region of Kurdistan

Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

recent decades as a result of increased globalization of knowledge, technologies and economies. In particular I look at the … development in a number area where similar trends are observed. The areas studied include globalization, in-sourcing and …

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How large is the private sector in Africa? Evidence from national accounts and labor markets

Stampini, Marco; Leung, Ron; Diarra, Setou M.; Pla, … - 2011

In recent years, the private sector has been recognized as a key engine of Africa's economic development. Yet, the most … sector countries are concentrated in Western Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Niger, Senegal and Togo), Central Africa … (Cameroun, Republic of Congo) and Eastern Africa (Kenya, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania), with the addition of Mauritius. Countries …

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Gains from Variety: Refugee-Host Interactions in Uganda

Mariani, Rama Dasi; Rosati, Furio C.; Scaramozzino, Pasquale - 2023

Refugees are mainly hosted in low-income countries, where they often remain for a long time. Therefore, it is important to assess how they integrate with the local economy and to what extent their presence can contribute to the transition to a more dynamic economic environment. Proximity between...

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Height, Weight and Well-Being for Rural, Urban and Migrant Workers in China

Lee, Wang-Sheng; Zhao, Zhong - 2015

In general, the happiness literature has paid little attention to the relationship between physical appearance and well-being. In this paper, we examine the link between weight, height and well-being for three distinct samples in China given that attractiveness effects likely vary greatly across...

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Delivering Parenting Interventions through Health Services in the Caribbean

Walker, Susan P.; Powell, Christine; Chang, Susan M.; … - 2019

There is limited information on whether integrating childhood interventions with health and nutrition services interventions is effective and feasible. In this trial we used group delivery at five routine visits from age 3-18 months, and comprised: short films of child development messages,...

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Measuring the Quality of the Home Environment of Young Children in Uruguay: Socioeconomic Gradients in the Home Inventory

López Bóo, Florencia; Cubides Mateus, Mayaris; Sorio, Rita - 2019

Uruguay is one of very few countries in Latin America that has a nationally representative, longitudinal survey of early childhood development. In 2015–2016, during the second wave of the survey, an observational module on the home environment was administered at scale for the first time. The...

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Critical periods during childhood and adolescence: a study of adult height among immigrant siblings

van den Berg, Gerard J.; Lundborg, Petter; Nystedt, Paul; … - 2009

We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For this we use data on families migrating into Sweden from countries that are mostly poorer, with less healthy conditions. Long-run health is proxied by adult height. The relation...

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Exploring the Relationship between Care Homes and Excess Deaths in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Italy

Alacevich, Caterina; Cavalli, Nicolò; Giuntella, Osea; … - 2020

We explore the relationship between the spatial distributions of excess deaths and care home facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Using registry-based mortality data (January 1st- March 31st, 2015-2020) for Lombardy, one of the areas hit most severely, we estimate that...

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Integration of Technological and Social Components in a Smart Urban Development Model: A Case Study of China

Heshmati, Almas; Koohborfardhaghighi, Somayeh; Summers, … - 2022

The path of urbanization around the world and in particular in China has been rapid. This study addresses measurement of a composite index of networking among key components of societal infrastructure and how it affects the process of urbanization. This study has a number of objectives. First we...

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School Health Programs: Education, Health, and Welfare Dependency of Young Adults

Abrahamsen, Signe A.; Ginja, Rita; Riise, Julie - 2021

This paper provides new evidence that preventive health care services delivered at schools and provided at a relatively low cost have positive and lasting impacts. We use variation from a 1999-reform in Norway that induced substantial differences in the availability of health professionals...

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