. Irreversibility imposes a sever externality across different generations; future generations will suffer from the destruction of a … possible to "use" the asset at a subsequent date. If there is uncertainty about future preferences or valuations, then …

What explains poverty of Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia? One view holds the disease environment of these regions as … economic performance of countries. Disease does not play a significant role in determining outcomes. On the contrary, we find … support for the indirect effect of disease via institutions, as asserted by the 'institutions school'. Interestingly, the …

What explains poverty of Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia? One view holds the disease environment of these regions as … economic performance of countries. Disease does not play a significant role in determining outcomes. On the contrary, we find … support for the indirect effect of disease via institutions, as asserted by the 'institutions school'. Interestingly, the …

how well-intentioned public policy may contribute to disease instability and uncertainty. …

household also affects disease prevalence among the male populations. The amount of land possessed by a household affects the … disease prevalence among rural OA only. In the case of disabilities, age and economic dependency of the OAs have significant …

This paper provides an overview of the history of development research at the World Bank and points to new future … directions in both what we research and how we research. Six main messages emerge. First, research and data have long been …. Second, development thinking is in a state of flux and uncertainty; it is time to reconsider both the Bank’s research …

In medical faculties, teaching and research are carried out together with patient health care. A large body of … methodological approaches which can be used to evaluate medical teaching and research. Some evaluation experiences of both Italian …

, which prevents legal transformation of knowledge for globalisation of the world, research based education, and economic …