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Using memories to assess the intrapersonal comparability of wellbeing reports

Kaiser, Caspar - 2020

Research on subjective wellbeing typically assumes that responses to survey questions are comparable across respondents and across time. However, if this assumption is violated, standard methods in empirical research may mislead. I address this concern with three contributions. First, I give a...

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Determinants of tuberculosis incidence in East Asia and Pacific: A panel regression analysis

Alipio, Mark - 2020

exposure, unemployment (percent of total labor force), percent of people using at least basic sanitation services, percent of …, for every one unit increase in the kiloton of CO2 emission and in the percent of people using at least basic sanitation … expenditure, high carbon dioxide emission and high percent of people using at least basic sanitation service, had low incidence of …

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Friendship network composition and subjective wellbeing

Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa; Smyth, Russell - 2017

Using data from the UK Community Life Survey, we present the first study to examine the relationship between heterogeneity in one’s friendship network and subjective wellbeing. We measure network heterogeneity by the extent to which one’s friends are similar to oneself with regard to...

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A Very Brief Approximation to What Is the Capability Approach of Amartya Sen?

León Tamayo, Dorian Fernando; Moreno, Jose Luis - 2017

The capability approach developed by Sen represents a proposal for the evaluation of individual well-being and social development centered on people and away - but not exclusive- of materiality. In the present article describes the capability approach developed by Sen and examines the importance...

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Differential Approach and Capabilities: An Analysis for the Colombia's Population Displaced

León, Dorian Fernando - 2017

The conceptual framework of the capability approach proposed by Amartya Sen has never been used specifically in the dynamics of forced displacement or in the analysis of the quality of life of the population victims of the Colombian armed conflict. Reason why, this article affirms that the...

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L'impact d'une récession européenne déclenchée par la crise énergétique sur l'Afrique subsaharienne

Kohnert, Dirk - 2022

The EU is one of the three largest economies in the world. But its economy, which is still suffering from the cCOVID-19 pandemic and the negative effects of the Russian war in Ukraine, faces a bleak outlook. Inflation, or even stagflation, is a major concern as it reflects cost pressures from...

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The impact of an energy-induced EU recession on Sub-Saharan Africa

Kohnert, Dirk - 2022

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Wayanad Landslide Disaster: Impact, Response, and Implications for Future Resilience

Azad, P.; Salim, A. P. Muhammed; Das, K. S. Anoop - 2024

This study evaluates the Wayanad landslides of 2024, examining their socio-economic and ecological impacts, the effectiveness of response and rehabilitation efforts, and implications for future resilience in Kerala. The landslides have caused substantial damage, disrupting the lives of...

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Éthique des machines et identités africaines: Perspectives de l'intelligence artificielle en Afrique

Kohnert, Dirk - 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been embraced enthusiastically by Africans as a new resource for African development. AI could improve well-being by enabling innovation in business, education, health, ecology, urban planning, industry, etc. However, the high expectations could be little more...

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Does Turkey support development in West Africa? The example of Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast

Kohnert, Dirk - 2023

In the 19th and 20th centuries, Turkey considered only North Africa a substantial part of the Ottoman Empire and neglected sub-Saharan Africa unless vital interests were at stake. However, the apathy of successive Turkish governments changed with the 1998 "Africa Action Plan". Since then, the...

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