Cataract prevalence increases with age. As the world’s population ages, cataract-induced visual dysfunction and blindness is on the increase. This is a significant global problem. The ...
Anemia is a widespread public health problem associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, especially in pregnant women and young children. Among the numerous ...
This paper presents a possible explanation for some of the empirical properties of asset returnswithin a heterogeneous-agents framework. The model turns out, even if we assume the input ...
Recent research shows that hourly payment affects decisions about time use in ways that disfavor uncompensated activities such as volunteering. This paper extends that argument by showing ...
It begins by considering the economic factors that make some societies susceptible to conflict. One of the main factors is poverty, though this is mostly a feature in civil wars, ...
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The structure of the US retail payments industry has recently experienced dramatic changes: increased concentration, entry of new firms (including nonbanks such as telecommunication and utility ...