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Forbidden Fruits : The Political Economy of Science, Religion, and Growth
Bénabou, Roland - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013051725
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System Rivalry during Pandemic Times : A Political Economy View of Great Power Vaccine Diplomacy
McDonagh, Naoise - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has turbocharged world history while ravaging global populations. From digital transformations of work and education, to development, clinical testing and distribution of new vaccines in unprecedented timeframes, adapting to the virus has driven structural shifts at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013219663
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The Political Economy of Health Epidemics : Evidence from the Ebola Outbreak
Maffioli, Elisa M. - 2020
This paper investigates how political incentives affect the government's response during a health epidemic, and the subsequent effects on citizens' voting behavior. Leveraging unique newly constructed data, I study this question in the context of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia. Building a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012849347
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The Law, Economics, and Governance of Generation COVID-19 Long-Haul
Puaschunder, Julia M.; Gelter, Martin - 2022
The SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus is an external shock to all societies with lasting impacts that have changed individual, political, and corporate decisions profoundly. Increasing evidence reveals that an estimated 10-50% of those previously infected with COVID-19 face a longer-term or long-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013297278
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TOSSD - Tracking global health expenditure in support of the SDGs
Bejraoui, Aussama - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for better tracking and monitoring domestic and international investments in health, including on pandemic preparedness. The total official support for sustainable development (TOSSD) framework can help, as it captures both cross‑border flows to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801192
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Religion in economic history: a survey
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2020
This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms … monotheistic character of the Abrahamic religions facilitated a close historical interconnection of religion with political power …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239065
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Shaken, not stunted? : global evidence on natural disasters, child growth and recovery
Cruzatti, John; Rieger, Matthias - 2024
A substantial share of the world's children reside in disaster-prone areas and suffer from stunted growth. Child growth in the first 1000 days of life can falter depending on health endowments and investments. We investigate growth faltering and catch-up in children exposed to comparable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015077932
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Reducing Child Mortality and Malnutrition : Cross-Country Evidence on the Role of Growth and Social Indicators
Agrawal, Gaurav - 2019
In this paper, we examine whether the world is on track for meeting its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) regarding child mortality and malnutrition by investigating the cross-country panel data covering 86 developing countries between 2000 and 2016. We take the immediate-underlying-basic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012897802
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Democracy, dictatorship and the cultural transmission of political values
Ticchi, Davide; Verdier, Thierry; Vindigni, Andrea - 2013
We develop a theory of endogenous regimes transitions (with a focus on democratic consolidation), which emphasizes the role of political culture and of its interaction with political institutions. Political culture reflects the extent of individual commitment across citizens to defend democracy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009755330
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Four Revolutions in Global Philanthropy
Martin, Maximilian - 2013
The paper identifies and analyzes the four main fault lines which will influence the next decades of global philanthropy. All are related to what we can refer to as "the market revolution in global philanthropy". As global philanthropy moves beyond grantmaking, into investment approaches that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087554