We rank counties in the United States of America with respect to population health. We utilize the five observable county health variables used to construct the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s County Health Rankings (CHRs). Our method relies on a factor analysis model to...

This study aimed at analyzing regional differences in land tenure security using 2019 AIDA project cross-sectional data set. The study found that Kanungu (South-Western region) had higher levels of tenure security in terms high land documentation, unconditional ability to sell/mortgage land,...

Rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. were opportunities to redress disparities that surfaced during the pandemic. Initial eligibility criteria, however, neglected geographic, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic considerations. Marginalized populations may have faced barriers to then-scarce...

This paper uses official statistics published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to examine the regional distribution of the Creative Industries by employment and economic output. While the Creative Industries have become a substantial sector within the UK economy, there are...

We investigate the economic resilience of the Italian regions between 2008 and 2019. We then calculate some indices of resistance as well as recovery for both real GDP per capita and employment. We show that during (and after) recessions such indices follow different patterns and the Southern...

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This paper analyzes the impact of ethnic heterogeneity and military conflict on the degree of regional consumption risk-sharing in Ukraine. Ethnicity and violent conflicts can influence risk-sharing e.g. through social capital, ethnic fractionalization, migration, and remittances. The sample...

Objectives – The growth of COVID-19 infections in England raises questions about system vulnerability. Several factors that vary across geographies, such as age, existing disease prevalence, medical resource availability, and deprivation, can trigger adverse effects on the National Health...

The rise of city commercial banks (CCBs) in Chinese cities provides a unique opportunity to study the finance and growth nexus at the city level. Given the notorious inefficiency of China's "Big Four" state banks, policymakers attempted to correct the situation in 1995 through the creation of a...

The economic expansion of the late 1990s created many opportunities for business creation in Silicon Valley, but the opportunity cost of starting a business was also high during this period because of the exceptionally tight labor market. A new measure of entrepreneurship derived from matching...