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Immunization deserves high priority, especially in developing countries, for three reasons: vaccine-preventable diseases, disproportionately affect the poorest fifth of the population; immunization is among the most cost-effective interventions, and has a major impact in reducing the burden of...
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. Politicians can overcome their credibility deficit in two ways. First, they can build reputations. This requires that they fulfill … commitments to their clients. Endogenizing credibility in this way, the authors find that targeted transfers and corruption are …-electoral promises. They also argue that in the absence of political credibility, political reliance on patrons enhances welfare in the …
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"The authors offer evidence that U.S. interest rate policy has an important influence in the determination of credit spreads on emerging market bonds over U.S. benchmark treasuries and therefore on their cost of capital. Their analysis improves on the existing literature and understanding by...
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"This paper examines the implications of bank activity and short-term funding strategies for bank risk and returns using an international sample of 1,334 banks in 101 countries leading up to the 2007 financial crisis. Expansion into non-interest income generating activities such as trading...
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