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This paper uses a regression discontinuity design to study the impacts of a noncontributory pension program covering one-third of Bolivian households during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the program was not designed to provide emergency assistance, it took on additional importance during the...
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important pathway to be explored is the role that building resilience can play in preventing and/or breaking the negative … relationship between climate change and violent activity. In this context, resilience refers to the capacity of a system to come … technological dimensions. In our paper we provide empirical evidence on the role played by resilience-building investments in …
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habitation of at-risk areas, it is important to understand people's resilience to them. We quantify resilience by estimating how … exhibit less resilience. We find no evidence that existing indices of community resilience moderate impacts. Our conclusion is …
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enhance connectivity in the region. The study examines how water ways can promote the climate, social and economic resilience …
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floods, by accounting for heterogeneous levels of resilience and vulnerability to natural disasters. Our findings, based on a … expenditure and revenues from transfer, which also depend on the degree of resilience and vulnerability. Through our analysis we …
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In this paper, we study the role of a cluster initiative in fostering economic resilience among firms in a local … members with resources that could foster resilience, including access to specialized human capital, information on business … we find little evidence of a positive association between belonging to the cluster organization and economic resilience …
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be a source of resilience for firms. We find that clusters do not automatically lead to higher resilience and that there … policymakers to activate the mechanisms that generate resilience. …
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