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Robust and fragile determinants of the severity of COVID-19 in developing and developed countries : a comparative analysis
Moosa, Imad A.; Khatatbeh, Ibrahim N. - In: Journal of business and socio-economic development 4 (2024) 4, pp. 308-325
Purpose The primary objective of this paper is to explore the robust determinants influencing the infection rate and case mortality rate of COVID-19 in both developing and developed economies. The analysis is conducted using a dataset encompassing 148 countries. Design/methodology/approach To...
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Response of Stock Market Volatility to COVID-19 Announcements and Stringency Measures : A Comparison of Developed and Emerging Markets
Bakry, Walid; Kavalmthara, Peter John; Saverimuttu, Vivienne - 2021
We investigate the relationship between the daily release of COVID-19 related announcements, defensive government interventions, and stock market volatility, drawing upon an extended time period of one year, to independently test, confirm and iteratively improve on previous research findings. We...
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Covid-19 Mortality in Rich and Poor Countries : A Tale of Two Pandemics?
Schellekens, Philip - 2020
applies not just to the vulnerable in the rich world; the vulnerable in the rest of the world are not more immune. Yet … inequality creates the impression that the world is subjected to two different pandemics in terms of their impact. This paper … yet to run its course through the age distributions of the world …
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Global Cancer Prevention : An Important Pathway to Global Health and Development
Beaglehole, Robert; Bonita, Ruth; Magnusson, Roger - 2011
Cancer is a leading global cause of death and disability responsible for approximately 7.6 million deaths each year. Around one third of cancers are attributable to a small number of preventable risk factors – including smoking and the harmful consumption of alcohol – for which effective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014176140
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The Changing Role of the World Bank in Global Health
Prah Ruger, Jennifer - 2007
The World Bank began operations on June 25, 1946. Although it was established to finance European reconstruction after … World War II, the bank today is a considerable force in the health, nutrition, and population (HNP) sector in developing … countries. Indeed, it has evolved from having virtually no presence in global health to being the world's largest financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014055462
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Loss-of-Learning and the Post-COVID Recovery in Low-Income Countries
Buffie, Edward F.; Adam, Christopher; Zanna, Luis-Felipe; … - 2022
We analyze the medium-term macroeconomic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lock-down measures on low-income countries. We focus on the impact over the medium-run of the degradation of health and human capital caused by the pandemic and its aftermath, exploring the trade-offs between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013295135
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Economic Growth and Disease in the OLG Model
Yaly, Amy - 2011
The aim of this paper is to provide an in-depth analysis of the impact of investment in health-sector policies on economic development. In order to do this, it is vital to bear in mind the fact that long-term economic growth is characterized by the interaction between the physical aspects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013124122
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The Invisible Poor
Agarwal, Siddharth - 2016
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Biosafety Concerns Involving Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Combat Malaria and Dengue in Developing Countries
Ostera, Graciela R.; Gostin, Lawrence O. - 2014
Malaria and dengue are the most prevalent mosquito-borne infections worldwide. Because traditional vector control methods have proven to be insufficient to control mosquito populations in endemic areas, scientists are actively working in the design of new strategies, such as genetically modified...
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Are Estimates of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Chronic Disease Artefactually Narrowed by Self-Reported Measures of Prevalence in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries? Findings fr...
Vellakkal, Sukumar; Millett, Christopher; Basu, Sanjay; … - 2015
Background The use of self-reported measures of chronic disease may substantially underestimate prevalence in low-income and middle-income country settings, especially in groups with lower socioeconomic status (SES). We sought to determine whether socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of...
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