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impact the biodiversity valuation process and, with specific reference to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), discussing … biodiversity and human welfare in a developing country context. -- Biodiversity ; Developing Countries ; Small Island Developing …
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In-firm training is a crucial innovative activity in modern knowledge-based economies which face increasing global competition and rapidly changing technology. Nevertheless, there are few studies which look at in-firm training in the Caribbean. This study uses the World Bank Enterprise Survey...
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Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have a high dependence on international trade for income …
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economic, financial and political risk ratings as components of a composite risk rating for Small Island Tourism Economies. … Island Tourism Economies analysed in this paper vary profoundly in their size, land area, and location. Moreover, they have … growth. Such sovereign island economies differ in the extent to which they are home to a multitude of ethnic diversity …
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, which are disproportionately affected by climate change, raises significant concerns. This study shows that sovereign risk …. Countries with elevated risk levels are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change compared to their lower-risk … vulnerability to climate change, in terms of sovereign risk, particularly for countries with low spreads and long-term debt …
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This study attempts to identify uncertainty in the long-term rate of interest based on the controversial interest rate theories of Keynes and Kalecki. While Keynes stated that the future of the rate of interest is uncertain because it is numerically incalculable, Kalecki was convinced that it...
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A renewed interest in explaining growth in the Caribbean countries is motivated by the somewhat slow but uneven performance in the past decade: per capita GDP gaps in Caribbean countries have widened in relation to the United States, whereas standard theories would predict convergence. This...
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