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Diego Garcia and the United States' emerging Indian Ocean strategy
Almmustuhtton 2010“…As the world's economic and strategic “center of gravity” shifts from the Euro-Atlantic area to the Asia-Pacific, the Indian Ocean is emerging as an increasingly critical trade and energy conduit. …”
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41022
'Becoming somebody': youth transitions through education and migration - evidence from Young Lives, Peru
Almmustuhtton 2009“…Their educational aspirations and expectations are at the core of their view of their future; these are generated against a country backdrop of economic and social inequalities, a recent history of political violence and resulting mass displacement, and established and diverse patterns of internal and international migration.…”
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41023
New wealth from the Old World: glass, jet and mirrors in the late fifteenth to early sixteenth century indigenous Caribbean
Almmustuhtton 2018“…The Taíno gifted the Spanish with objects that had significance in their own world, in an attempt to enmesh the Spanish into Taíno socio-political and economic networks. In turn, the Spanish objects entered into Taíno value systems. …”
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41024
Learning lessons: how to practice nudging around the world
Almmustuhtton 2018“…The aim of this article is to cover three things:<br/> <strong>(1)</strong> to introduce the context behind why a report prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2017 would be of such importance to researchers in various academic disciplines and public policy,<br/> <strong>(2)</strong> to present the details of a simple classification system that was applied to all 111 case studies of behavioural interventions (better known as nudges) referred to in the OECD (2017a) report, and<br/> <strong>(3)</strong> to discuss what needs to be done to help advance practitioners’ pursuit of effective behavioural interventions.…”
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41025
The Shuhi house between reformist China and revivalist Tibet
Almmustuhtton 2017“…We demonstrate that the Shuhi engage in kinship practices that are ‘hearth-oriented’ (Hsu 1998b) in a dynamic process affected by the current political economic changes in reformist China and religious revivalism in Tibet. …”
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41026
Higher fees, higher expectations?
Almmustuhtton 2012“…Individual economic gains are regarded as a major rationale for higher private contributions to the costs of higher education (HE). …”
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41027
Why has China grown so fast? The role of physical and human capital formation
Almmustuhtton 2008“…The paper estimates cross-province growth regressions for China over the period of economic reform. It first addresses the problem of model uncertainty by adopting two approaches to model selection, Bayesian Model Averaging and the automated General-to-Specific approach, to consider a wide range of candidate predictors of growth in China. …”
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41028
Fairness in scientific publishing
Almmustuhtton 2017“…Further progress is needed to improve collaboration and dialogue between these groups, to reduce misinterpretation of metrics, to minimise inequity that arises as a consequence of geographic setting, to improve economic sustainability, and to broaden the spectrum, scope, and diversity of scientific publication.…”
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41029
Artificial Intelligence and the 'Good Society': the US, EU, and UK approach.
Almmustuhtton 2017“…Our analysis concludes that the reports address adequately various ethical, social, and economic topics, but come short of providing an overarching political vision and long-term strategy for the development of a 'good AI society'. …”
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41030
Performance status and change - measuring education system effectiveness with data from PISA 2000-2009
Almmustuhtton 2014“…And policymakers refer to high-performing and economically prosperous education systems to enhance their own systemic features. …”
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41031
Endometriosis: time to think differently (and together)
Almmustuhtton 2024“…Likewise, endometriosis-associated pain can persist when visibly apparent endometriosis is treated. Economically, the annual accumulated cost of endometriosis is estimated to be £12.5 billion in the UK, including treatment, health care, loss of productivity, and absence from work. …”
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41032
A theory of voluntary testing and self-isolation in an ongoing pandemic
Almmustuhtton 2022“…Beyond Covid-19, there is a growing interest in what economic structures will be needed to face ongoing pandemics. …”
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41033
Conjugate persuasion
Almmustuhtton 2023“…Finally, we apply our analysis to several problems of economic interest including information design in auctions and elections, as well as the design of equilibrium insurance contracts in the face of the ‘favorite-longshot’ bias.…”
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41034
Herders and hazards: covariate dzud risk and the cost of risk management strategies in a Mongolian subdistrict
Almmustuhtton 2017“…Based on ethnographic research in rural Bayankhongor, this paper interrogates how dzud interfaces with socio-economic factors amongst pastoralists in central west Mongolia.…”
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41035
Scenario development and foresight analysis: exploring options to inform choices
Almmustuhtton 2018“…Experience shows the importance of clearly formulated questions, structured dialog, carefully designed scenarios, sophisticated biophysical and socioeconomic analysis, and iteration as needed to more effectively link the growing scenarios and foresight community with today’s decision-makers and better address the social, economic and environmental challenges of tomorrow.…”
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41036
Understanding the global subnational migration patterns driven by hydrological intrusion exposure
Almmustuhtton 2024“…Vulnerable groups, especially the economically disadvantaged and elderly, tend to remain in high-risk areas, with the former predominantly migrating within proximate vicinities. …”
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41037
Antibiotic resistance: mitigation opportunities in livestock sector development
Almmustuhtton 2016“…Population growth and changing dietary preferences, brought about largely through economic growth and urbanization, have driven up demand for animal source foods (ASF) particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) (Alexandratos and Bruinsma, 2012). …”
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41038
Determinants of appropriate child health and nutrition practices among women in rural Gambia.
Almmustuhtton 2010“…The findings highlight the need to consider the broader social, cultural and economic factors, including the value of involving men in childcare, when designing nutritional interventions.…”
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41039
Children's work in family and community contexts: Examples from Young Lives Ethiopia
Almmustuhtton 2016“…We find that, with changes in the economic contexts, some children started paid work as early as 8 years old but that most younger children were mainly involved in work for the household. …”
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41040
Distancing bonus or downscaling loss? The changing livelihood of US online workers in times of COVID-19
Almmustuhtton 2020“…The pandemic's global economic upheaval is shuttering shops and offices. …”
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