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Crime is obviously a menace to economic growth and progress, but to acutely understand the enormity of its impact on economic performance for effective policy action, requires a credible means of measurement. Given the crime notoriety of the most of Central America and the struggling state of...
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Global climate change has a potentially large impact on economic growth but measuring such economic impact is subject to a great deal of uncertainty. Hence, this chapter examines the possibility of measuring the economic impact of climate change through the macroeconomics analysis of climate...
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The impact of crime on economic growth is obviously substantial, but measuring the degree of its effects on a country's economic performance is subject to a great deal of uncertainty. This paper primarily attempts to close this gap using the economics of crime monitoring model, a new economic...
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We set forth the macroeconomics evaluation of floods (MEF) model, a new model to assess and evaluate the impact of floods on GNP growth. This model points to a new, more concrete approach to measure the economic impact of floods. Up to now, the measurement has been subject to a great deal of...
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This article evaluates the effectiveness of the Box Territorial Unification Negotiation Diagram (BTUN-Diagram) in the evaluation of any territorial unification negotiation between two or more territories anywhere and anytime. We used the BTUN-Diagram to evaluate the possible unification of China...
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This paper evaluates the crucial role of unmanned aerial vehicles - UAV's - (or Drone) in the case of natural disasters response and relief humanitarian aid. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate how unmanned aerial vehicles - UAV's - (or Drone) in the present and near future can play...
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Following the Minimum Food Security Quota (MFS-Quota) proposed by Ruiz Estrada (2010) to evaluate and determine the food sustainability of any given country in the event of any natural disaster, this paper sets out to apply the MFS-Quota to test Malaysia’s food storage and supply readiness for...
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The impact of crime on economic growth is obviously substantial, but measuring such impact to get a sense of the intensity of its effects on economic performance is subject to a great deal of uncertainty. As such, this paper primarily attempts to close this gap by introducing the economics of...
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Getting a clear sense of the intensity and dynamics of corruption in a society or country is a critical platform for economic growth and development. This paper sets out to bring clarity to the study of corruption through an alternative approach. It examines and demonstrates how corruption can...
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This article explores the effectiveness of policy modeling papers in analyzing and solving real socio-economic problems. In essence, the paper extends the significance of policy modeling research beyond mere theory, but as practical instruments applicable to solving real socioeconomic problems....
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