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Summary The rise of the East-German economy in the 1950s and 1960s and its decline in the 1970s and 1980s is difficult to explain by neoclassical economics. However; the observed life cycle may be explained by the inclusion of concepts from old and new institutional economics and from functional...
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past decade. Design/methodology/approach – The sample is limited to a panel of African countries for which inflation is non …
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corruption on FDI. Design/methodology/approach To achieve this objective, this study used Hansen’s (1999) panel threshold … regression (PTR) model by using a panel data of 30 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2021. Findings This study …
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Poor rural and urban households in developing countries face substantial risks, which they handle with risk-management and risk-coping strategies, including self-insurance through savings and informal insurance mechanisms. Despite these mechanisms, however, vulnerability to poverty linked to...
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Summary We propose an estimate for the index of extreme value distribution which based on k n -record values and show its consistency and asymptotic normality. The problem of specifying the optimal value of k  =  k n involved in our estimator is investigated. Some simulation results are also...
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. This is a critical issue as it often connects to the main objectives of any project. However, accurate estimation at the … beginning of the project is difficult. Scholars argue that project complexity is a major contributor to cost estimation … inaccuracies. Therefore, recognising the priorities of acknowledging complexity dimensions in cost estimation across similar …
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finding were based on pure estimation. Research limitations/implications – This study is based on a single company and there …
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Purpose Nicotine is consumed by one in five of the global adult population, mostly by smoking tobacco cigarettes. Modern electronic cigarettes came onto the market from around 2007 and have considerable potential to improve population health by displacing tobacco smoking. The purpose of this...
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Research in neurophysiology and neuropsychology have established a strong dependence between emotion, subjectivity and decision-making. Otherwise, medical observations are used as one of the main inputs of clinical decision support systems (CDSS) which are designed to support patients with...
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Economic growth is indispensable for the development of a country and welfare of its citizens. Economic activities can be improved with the enhancement of business sectors within its structure. Furthermore, exportation is a substantial means of reinforcing economic growth. In this research, the...
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