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Children at Risk: Infant and Child Health in Central Asia
(2003-01-01)
Using Demographic and Health Surveys, government statistics, and field observations I examine trends in infant and child health in Uzbekistan, Kazakstan and the Kyrgyz Republic. Health indicators (anemia and marked low ...
A genetic algorithm-based solution methodology for modular design
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2003-12)
Combinatorial optimization problems usually have a finite number of feasible solutions. However, the process of solving these types of problems can be a very long and tedious task. Moreover, the cost and time for getting ...
Governing for Genuine Profit
(2003-01-01)
Business corporations seek profit. That is, after subtracting cost, they maximize net revenue. Spillovers (both costs and benefits) involve trade-offs governing boards should make. Spillovers, especially when coupled with ...
Job Search Behavior of Unemployed in Russia
(2003-11-01)
This paper explores the determinants of job search behavior, search intensity and choices of search methods of the unemployed workers in transitional Russia. We use pooled data from rounds 5-9 of the Russia Longitudinal ...
WHY DOES FDI GO WHERE IT GOES? NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE TRANSITION ECONOMIES
(2003-05-30)
This paper examines the importance of agglomeration economies and institutions vis-à-vis initial conditions and factor endowments in explaining the locational choice of foreign investors. Using a unique panel data set for ...
On the long-run determinants of real exchange rates for developing countries : Evidence from Africa, Latin America and Asia
(2003-05-08)
The main goal of this paper is to tackle the empirical issues of the real exchange rate litterature by applying recently developed panel cointegration techniques to a structural long-run real exchange rate equation. We ...