Development Patterns: Among Countries and Over Time

Measurement of Globalization and Its Variations Among Countries, Regions and Over Time

Measurement of Globalization and Its Variations Among Countries, Regions and Over Time The process of globalization is an international economic order which has led to the progressive integration of the world economy through the pulling the barrier of trade and greater mobility of factors of production. In addition the technological innovation also provides impetus to the progressive integratio...

Effects and determinants of mild underweight among preschool children across countries and over time.

Research on malnutrition typically focuses on extreme cases which pose the greatest individual health risks, but researchers comparing populations might find that variation in mild malnutrition conveys valuable information about public health. This paper constructs and compares new measures of the prevalence, depth and severity of both mild and extreme underweight in children from three months ...

Individuals’ Victimization Patterns over Time

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From Nutrition to Aspirations and Self-Efficacy: Gender Bias over Time among Children in Four Countries

We use data on children at ages 8, 12 and 15 from Young Lives, a cohort study of 12,000 children across Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam to document the presence of a gender gap across indicators of nutrition, education, aspirations, subjective well-being and psychosocial competencies. We find considerable heterogeneity across countries, ages and indicators in the existence an...

Flying Wild-geese in the Pacific: Patterns of Industrial Development among Asian Countries