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China's Belt and Road Initiative, announced in late 2013, includes the construction of land-based transport connections … between Asia and Europe, the creation of an economic belt for Eurasian cooperation, and maritime routes between China and all … programme. This paper focuses on the scope for rail services between China and Europe to attract freight currently travelling by …
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While the direct impact of geographic endowments on prosperity is present in all countries, in former colonies, geography has also affected colonization policies and, therefore, institutional outcomes. Using non-colonized countries as a control group, I develop an empirical strategy that...
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"An estimated 20 million children born each year are at risk of brain damage from in utero iodine deficiency, the only micronutrient deficiency known to have significant, non-reversible effects on cognitive development. Cognitive damage from iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) has potentially...
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