The Impact of Bilateral Official Development Assistance on Human Development in Selected Asian Countries by Lotfali Agheli, Mehran Samdaliri, Bahram Sahabi

“…The human development index (HDI) may increase due to rising oil rents and subsequent increases in per capita income, but there may be no significant improvement in other indicators (literacy rate and life expectancy). The improper injection of oil rents into the country's budget without investing in manufacturing, agriculture and services, whether domestically or abroad, leads to the Dutch disease and “resource curse”. …”
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The socioeconomic and political determinants of life expectancy in selected countries of the world by Fatemeh Yari, Lotfali Agheli, Hossein Sadeghi, Sajjad Faraji Dizaji

“…Result: The econometric results show that GDP per capita, literacy rate, health expenditure per capita and democracy impact the life expectancy positively. …”
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Assessment of Factors Associated with Life Expectancy Gap Based on the Preston Curve: A Cross-Sectional Study by Fatemeh Yari, Lotfali Agheli, Hossein Sadeghi, Sajjad Faraji Dizaji

“…Results: The identified drivers of gains or losses in longevity relative to income included using at least basic sanitation (P = 0.012) and drinking water services (P = 0.045), Universal Health Coverage (UHC) (P = 0.012), access to electricity (P = 0.004), CO2 emissions (P = 0.037), inequality in income (P = 0.003), health expenditure per capita (P = 0.000), non-communicable (P = 0.000) and communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal, and nutrition conditions (P = 0.000), literacy rate (P = 0.057), and road injuries (P = 0.001). …”
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