decisions and income growth of lowered life expectancy as a result of diseases such as HIV/AIDS. We show that an increased … probability of premature death leads to less investment in human capital, and consequently slower growth. We also empirically … investigate the effect of HIV/AIDS on life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa and the role of health in the level of educational …

policy seems to follow the ECBís interest rates. On the other hand, spectacular Slovak economic growth is primarily driven by …

This dissertation explores different perspectives on the growth trajectory of companies spun off from publicly funded …-order interaction terms, indicate that different combinations of factors lead to company sales growth in the two national contexts …

Do openness and human capital accumulation promote economic growth? While intuition argues yes, the existing empirical … particular, a policy of outward orientation may or may not promote growth in specific country groups. even if geared to reducing … price distortion and increasing openness. Human capital plays a smaller role in enhancing growth through total factor …

weak identification. He finds a negative impact of corruption on investment and economic growth that appears to be robust …

The success of the yellow perch Perca flavescens aquaculture industry depends largely on increasing growth efficiency … yellow perch biology pose challenges toward these goals. 1) Yellow perch exhibit sexually dimorphic growth, detected … concurrently as the fish enter puberty, with many slower-growing males that may never achieve market size. These growth differences …

present study examines anthropometric indices of growth status of young children (< 6 years; n = 155), a sensitive index of … growth stunted (heightfor- age z score < –2.0), as compared to 34% in 1991 and 1992 (p < 0.001). Similarly, the prevalence of …”) increased from 2% to 17% (p < 0.001). The levels of growth retardation observed in 1995 are comparable to those seen among …