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Malaria still claims a heavy human and economic toll, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa. Even though the causality between malaria and poverty is presumably bi-directional, malaria plays a role in the economic difficulties of the region. This article provides an analysis of the economic...
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Although there is a large gap between Black and White American life expectancies, the gap fell 48.9% between 1990-2018, mainly due to mortality declines among Black Americans. We examine age-specific mortality trends and racial gaps in life expectancy in rich and poor U.S. areas and with...
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Does democracy help Kenyan citizens to struggle against the HIV epidemic? Yet, very little attention has been devoted to establish whether political regimes react differently to the HIV infection. Using an electoral definition of democracy makes a contribution in understanding which aspects of...
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L'insécurité routière constitue un important problème de santé publique dans le monde avec environ 1,26 million de morts annuellement. Neuf décès sur dix consécutifs à un accident de la route surviennent dans les pays en voie de développement.Une vaste littérature internationale a...
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The present paper adds to the already large existing literature on aid distribution as it runs an equation on bilateral aid allocation on a very rich dataset, covering 20 years (1980-99), 22 donors and 137 recipients, which permits a three-dimensional panel study (recipient-year-donor) and...
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In this paper, I discuss the incentives that the HIPC Initiative could create in debtor countries in favour of economic adjustment and reform. The usual debt-overhang argument, stating that debt relief will increase the net benefits of reforms, needs to be revisited in this context. First, the...
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Cette communication met l'accent sur les questions de gouvernance à résoudre pour progresser dans l'objectif du développement durable n°7 sur l'accès à l'énergie. Le point de départ de l'analyse est le constat de problèmes majeurs de gouvernance dans les grands réseaux électriques des...
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This paper is the first product of a project which aims to build a Collaborative Smart Mapping of Mini-grid Action (CoSMMA), whose principal objective is to identify best practice in decentralized electrification projects.By evaluation of 421 projects, from published research papers, we have...
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Cet article vise à évaluer l'évaluation de la déclaration de Paris qui a été publiée en 2011 par une équipe dirigée par Bernard Wood pour le compte du Comité d'Aide au Développement de l'OCDE. Au-delà de l'importance des ressources mobilisées pour produire ce rapport, qui en font...
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