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Fiscal policy and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Do governance indicators matter?
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This study investigated the linkage between fiscal policy-governance indicators interaction and economic growth in 36 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries from the periods of 2011–2021 inclusive. The study employed two-step system Generalized Method o...
/People and places/Geographical locations/Africa/Social sciences/Economics/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic growth/Social sciences/Economics/Economic analysis/Social sciences/Economics/Finance/Public finance/Fiscal policy
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293188
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Spatial and temporal evolution of urban economic development efficiency in China’s Yangtze River economic belt from the perspective of sustainable development
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Urban economic development is crucial to regional economy and people’s life, and enhancing the efficiency of urban economic development is of great significance to boost sustainable and healthy economic and social development. In this paper, from th...
/Earth sciences/Geography/Human geography/Urban geography/Cities/Ecology and environmental sciences/Pollution/Air pollution/Ecology and environmental sciences/Sustainability science/Ecology and environmental sciences/Terrestrial environments/Urban environments/People and places/Geographical locations/Asia/China
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273559
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Economic freedom, inclusive growth, and financial development: A heterogeneous panel analysis of developing countries
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The effective and efficient management of financial systems and resources fosters a socioeconomic climate conducive to technological and innovative advancement, thereby fostering long-term economic growth. The study used panel data from 72 countries...
/Biology and life sciences/Population biology/Population metrics/Population growth/Social sciences/Economics/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic development/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic growth/Social sciences/Economics/Economic analysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288346
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Exploring the relationships between socio-economic indicators and student enrollment in higher education institutions of Pakistan
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Higher education is considered as the engine of the economic development of a country due to its role in cultivating human capital. The provision of higher education is regarded as a productive investment in human capital for improving nation’s prod...
/People and places/Geographical locations/Asia/Pakistan/Physical sciences/Mathematics/Statistics/Statistical methods/Multivariate analysis/Principal component analysis/Research and analysis methods/Mathematical and statistical techniques/Statistical methods/Multivariate analysis/Principal component analysis/Science policy/Science education/Social sciences/Economics/Human capital
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261577
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Does improvement of railway network promote urban economic growth? evidence from Northeast China
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The railway network connects different cities and regions and plays an important role in the transportation system. This paper theoretically analyzes the causal effect and mechanisms of the railway network on urban economic growth, and explores the ...
/Computer and information sciences/Network analysis/Centrality/Earth sciences/Geography/Human geography/Urban geography/Cities/Engineering and technology/Civil engineering/Transportation infrastructure/Engineering and technology/Civil engineering/Urban infrastructure/Engineering and technology/Transportation
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309133
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Dynamics of the impact of COVID-19 on the economic activity of Peru
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Background: The COVID-19 virus impacts human health and the world economy, causing in Peru, more than 800 thousand infected and a strong recession expressed in a drop of -12% in its economic growth rate for 2020. In this context, the objective of the...
/Medicine and health sciences/Diagnostic medicine/Virus testing/Medicine and health sciences/Epidemiology/Pandemics/Medicine and health sciences/Health care/Health economics/Medicine and health sciences/Medical conditions/Infectious diseases/Viral diseases/COVID 19/People and places/Geographical locations/South America/Peru
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244920
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The impact of higher education investment on the urban-rural income gap: An analysis of mediating and threshold effects based on data from China’s eight major comprehensive economic zones
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Background: Since the reform and opening up, China’s urban and rural economic development has exhibited characteristics of imbalance, with the urban-rural income gap being the largest and most noticeable issue facing China’s socio-economic landscape....
/Earth sciences/Geography/Economic geography/Earth sciences/Geography/Geographic areas/Rural areas/Earth sciences/Geography/Geographic areas/Urban areas/Earth sciences/Geography/Human geography/Urban geography/Urban areas/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic development
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326059
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More than just investment: Causality analysis between foreign direct investment and economic growth
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This study examines the causal nexus between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the economic growth of seven (7) regions encompassing 117 countries. A more recent panel dataset over the period 2010–2020 was analysed using the Granger causality appr...
/People and places/Geographical locations/Africa/People and places/Geographical locations/Asia/People and places/Geographical locations/Europe/People and places/Geographical locations/North America/United States/People and places/Geographical locations/Oceania
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276621
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Economic freedom index effects on inbound tourism in European countries: A spatial analysis
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Despite the significance of economic freedom in tourism dynamics, especially from a spatial standpoint, its nuanced influence remains unexplored mainly in current research. To fill this gap, our study introduces a novel spatial panel data analysis t...
/Ecology and environmental sciences/Environmental economics/Medicine and health sciences/Health care/Health economics/People and places/Geographical locations/Europe/Social sciences/Economics/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic development
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316133
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The bright side of pessimism: Promoting wealth redistribution under (felt) economic hardship
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Economic inequality is a collective issue that affects all citizens. However, people often fail to support redistribution strategies aimed at redressing inequality. In this work we investigated personal optimism and collective pessimism as psycholog...
/People and places/Geographical locations/Europe/European Union/Italy/People and places/Population groupings/Ethnicities/European people/Italian people/Social sciences/Economics/Social sciences/Economics/Experimental economics/Social sciences/Economics/Finance/Taxation
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243486
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Ecological niche measurement and high-quality development of "the Belt and Road" core area
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A new stage in promoting the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt Core Area, and Xinjiang has been transformed from a relatively closed inland area into an open border. In order to promote the high-quality development of Southern Xinjiang and...
/Biology and life sciences/Ecology/Ecological economics/Biology and life sciences/Ecology/Ecological niches/Ecology and environmental sciences/Ecology/Ecological economics/Ecology and environmental sciences/Ecology/Ecological niches/Ecology and environmental sciences/Environmental economics
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302550
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Analysis of the health economics portfolio funded by the National Institutes of Health in response to published guidance
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Health services, economics, and outcomes research (referred to as health economics research hereinafter) is one of the interdisciplinary sciences that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports in order to pursue its overall mission to improve...
/Computer and information sciences/Artificial intelligence/Machine learning/Computer and information sciences/Artificial intelligence/Machine learning/Machine learning algorithms/Medicine and health sciences/Health care/Health economics/Medicine and health sciences/Public and occupational health/Medicine and health sciences/Public and occupational health/Behavioral and social aspects of health
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284235
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What about diversity? The effect of organizational economic inequality on the perceived presence of women and ethnic minority groups
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Economic inequality shapes the degree to which people and different social groups are perceived in stereotypical ways. Our research sought to investigate the impact of the perception of economic inequality in an organizational setting on expectation...
/Biology and life sciences/Psychology/Psychological attitudes/People and places/Population groupings/Ethnicities/Social sciences/Economics/Social sciences/Economics/Economic analysis/Economic impact analysis/Social sciences/Economics/Experimental economics
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271356
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Intensifier of urban economic resilience: Specialized or diversified agglomeration?
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With increased uncertainty and instability worldwide, how to enhance the urban economy resilience effectively has become one main issue for urban economic development. Based on the measurement of the economic resilience of 241 cities at the prefectu...
/Earth sciences/Geography/Human geography/Urban geography/Cities/Ecology and environmental sciences/Terrestrial environments/Urban environments/Engineering and technology/Civil engineering/Urban infrastructure/People and places/Geographical locations/Asia/China/Social sciences/Economics
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260214
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National income accounting attributes and economic welfare. Evidence from Pakistan
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Economic welfare is essential in the modern economy since it directly reflects the standard of living, distribution of resources, and general social satisfaction, which influences individual and social well-being. This study aims to explore the rela...
/Biology and life sciences/Population biology/Population metrics/Death rates/Medicine and health sciences/Health care/Socioeconomic aspects of health/Medicine and health sciences/Public and occupational health/Socioeconomic aspects of health/People and places/Geographical locations/Asia/Pakistan/Social sciences/Economics/Economic analysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301829
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Episodes of extreme international capital inflows in emerging and developing economies: The role of global economic policy uncertainty
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Based on annual data for 31 emerging and developing economies in the period 2000–2020, this paper explores the impact of global economic policy uncertainty on episodes of extreme international capital inflows. Following previous researches, we ident...
/People and places/Geographical locations/North America/United States/Social sciences/Economics/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic development/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic growth/Social sciences/Economics/Economic analysis/Economic impact analysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275249
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Nexus between inflation, income inequality, and economic growth in Ethiopia
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The relationship between inflation, income inequality, and economic growth is a subject of intense debate among economic researchers and policymakers. This study aims to analyze this relationship in Ethiopia using advanced statistical techniques suc...
/People and places/Geographical locations/Africa/Ethiopia/Physical sciences/Mathematics/Statistics/Statistical methods/Test statistics/Research and analysis methods/Mathematical and statistical techniques/Statistical methods/Test statistics/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic growth/Social sciences/Economics/Economic analysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294454
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Impact of economic growth target constraints on enterprise technological innovation: Evidence from China
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By using the data from Chinese listed companies in the Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share market for the period 2007 to 2019 and the Report on the Work of the Government, this paper investigates the impact of the local government’s economic growth target...
/People and places/Geographical locations/Asia/China/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic development/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic growth/Social sciences/Economics/Finance/Social sciences/Law and legal sciences/Commercial law/Patents
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272003
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Exploring the spatial spillover effects of Yangtze River Delta ports on urban economic growth
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The Yangtze River Delta (YRD) ports are pivotal in shaping the Yangtze River Economic Belt and advancing urban economies across China. This article utilizes panel data from 20 cities with ports in the YRD area, spanning from 2011 to 2020, using the ...
/Earth sciences/Geography/Economic geography/Earth sciences/Geography/Human geography/Urban geography/Cities/Engineering and technology/Transportation/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic development/Social sciences/Economics/Development economics/Economic growth
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307770
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How does digital inclusive finance enhance rural economic resilience? — A study based on provincial panel data in China
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This paper explores the role of digital inclusive finance in enhancing rural economic resilience, using panel data from 30 Chinese provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions from 2013 to 2023. The results show that digital inclusive finance s...
/Biology and life sciences/Agriculture/Agricultural economics/Computer and information sciences/Network analysis/Network resilience/Earth sciences/Geography/Geographic areas/Rural areas/Engineering and technology/Civil engineering/Transportation infrastructure/Engineering and technology/Civil engineering/Urban infrastructure
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321630