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Gender Differences in Child Malnutrition in Ethiopia: Evidence from Three Decomposition Techniques 埃塞俄比亚儿童营养不良的性别差异:来自三种分解技术的证据

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2021-09-24 DOI: 10.5296/rae.v13i3.19056

Meijuan Wang, Denis Nadolnyak, Valentina Hartarska

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引用次数: 1

Gender Earnings Gap among Urban Youth Adults in Bangladesh: A Comparative Static Analysis 孟加拉国城市青年成人的性别收入差距:比较静态分析

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2021-09-23 DOI: 10.5296/rae.v13i3.18890

M. Siddiquee, M. Islam, M. Arman

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Investigating the Causality Between Remittances, Infant Mortality, and Economic Growth in India: A Cointegration and Vector Error Correction Model Analysis 调查汇款、婴儿死亡率和印度经济增长之间的因果关系:协整和矢量误差修正模型分析

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2021-09-22 DOI: 10.5296/rae.v13i3.19042

Hassan Rashid, Miguel Ramírez

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Occupational Differences by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2007-2018 2007-2018年美国种族职业差异研究

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2021-06-24 DOI: 10.5296/rae.v13i2.18559

Kusum Singh

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Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): The Effects of Trade Procedures on Trade Flows 实施非洲大陆自由贸易区:贸易程序对贸易流动的影响

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2021-03-20 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V13I1.18468

Manfred Kouty

引用次数: 4

Lack of Reform Effect on Exchange Efficiency- Empirical Evidence from Saudi Market Index – 改革对外汇效率影响的缺失——来自沙特市场指数的经验证据

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2020-12-25 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V12I4.18625

Mohammed AlHomaidy

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Institutional Quality and Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa 撒哈拉以南非洲的机构质量和健康成果

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2020-12-16 DOI: 10.5296/rae.v12i4.18103

I. Ouedraogo, Issa Dianda, Iyewumi Titilope Adeyele

引用次数: 4

Time Series Analysis and Forecasting of Rainfall for Agricultural Crops in India: An Application of Artificial Neural Network 印度农作物降雨时间序列分析与预测:人工神经网络的应用

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2020-11-06 DOI: 10.5296/rae.v12i4.15967

Debasis Mithiya, K. Mandal, Simanti Bandyopadhyay

引用次数: 0

International Remittances, Domestic Remittances, and Income Inequality in the Dominican Republic 多米尼加共和国的国际汇款、国内汇款和收入不平等

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2020-09-23 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V12I3.16235

A. Kimhi

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引用次数: 6

Exchange Rate Volatility and Foreign Direct Investment 汇率波动与外国直接投资

Research in Applied Economics Pub Date : 2020-09-18 DOI: 10.5296/RAE.V12I3.17737

S. Alnaa, F. Ahiakpor

引用次数: 5