Latvia faces significant challenges in terms of both income inequality and inequality of opportunity. This paper examines to what extent these inequalities can be reduced by recent reforms, both those addressing the country-specific recommendations (CSR) by the EC and others, as well as those...

This paper aims to study the effect of distance to abortion facilities on the birth rate, abortion ratio and pregnancy rate in the United States. It will further extend the effect of the change in birth statistics on child living conditions, measured by adjusted family income and the percentage...

This study identifies and analyzes the key environmental factors contributing to the loss of healthy years of life, as quantified by Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), across various regions worldwide. Using data from The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) we...

The following article analyses the relationship between the mental health index and the variables of the Environment, Social and Governance-ESG model in the Italian regions between 2004 and 2023. The econometric analysis is aimed at investigating in detail the relationships between the mental...

The following article analyses the relationship between the mental health index and the variables of the Environment, Social and Governance-ESG model in the Italian regions between 2004 and 2023. First of all, a static analysis is proposed aimed at identifying trends relating to mental health in...

India has achieved significant improvement in indicators such as Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Institutional Deliveries, Skilled Attendance at birth, Ante-Natal and Post-Natal care since its independence. However, several challenges constrain maternal and reproductive health in India. Of them,...

Introduction: Bangladesh symbolizes how systematic gender bias impairs women's health. Economic instability, violence, mental health issues, and environmental vulnerability are all interconnected issues that exacerbate the socio-economic challenges women face in their day-to-day lives....

The importance of the working document is that it allows the analysis of the information and the status of cases associated with (SARS-CoV-2) COVID-19 as open data at the municipal, state and national level, with a daily record of patients, according to a age, sex, comorbidities, for the...

Obesity impacts segments of the US population differently based on their behavioral and socioeconomic profiles. The Milken Institute COVID-19 Community Explorer sorts US counties around eight profiles of communities that share common patterns across behavioral, economic, and social factors. This...

Over the past 30 years, the workplace has witnessed significant changes. The fast growth in the use of information technology, changes in working hours and agreements radically changed the nature of job. One such change is the flexible employment schemes, which can provide alternatives for...