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Department of Economics, Strathclyde University
University department. Research interests in the Department are wide-ranging, with particular emphasis on Applied Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Regional Economics and Energy Economics.
Carbon stocks of tropical coastal wetlands within the karstic landscape of the Mexican Caribbean
M. F. Adame; J. B. Kauffman; I. Medina / PLoS ONE, 2013
As one of the most carbon (C) rich ecosystems in the world, the conservation and restoration of tropical wetlands represent a priority for climate change mitigation. Deforestation, agri/aqua culture conversion, pollution and coastal d...
Global assessment of how countries have been affected by weather-related loss events
S. Harmeling; D. Eckstein / Germanwatch, 2012
This report analyses the extent to which countries have been affected by weather-related loss events. It warns that the window for putting the world on a track to stay below two degrees Celsius is rapidly closing and preparations must...
Revista de Educação e Pesquisa em Contabilidade (RePEc)
Open access journal on education and research in accounting.
Synthesis of information received from a global survey on REDD+ financing and implementing arrangements
Oslo Climate and Forest Conference, 2010
This paper presents a synthesis of results from a survey on countries and international bodies on their current REDD+ financing and implementing arrangements. It reports that REDD+ activities which have received financing support incl...
Measuring household poverty in Malawi
National Statistical Office of Malawi, 2005
In 1997-98, Malawi conducted the first Integrated Household Survey (IHS-1). The survey was designed by the National Statistics Office (NSO) of Malawi with technical assistance from IFPRI and the World Bank. It was carried out from Nov...
Generating and analysing data on child labour in Malawi’s tea industry
W.C. Chirwa / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2005
This document is a report of a baseline study of child labour in Malawi’s tea industry. It presents the combined findings of a field and desk study on the issues of child labour in the tea-producing districts of Thyolo and Mulan...
Life expectancy at birth, country by country
World Bank, 2011
Country listing of life expectancy. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Using stratification of propensity for information technology and income
L. Munyakazi; V. Dutton; J. May / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2010
How can we derive the relationship between “ownership of information and communication technology” (ICT) on the one hand, and income defined as a multiple of the poverty line on the other hand? This study provides evidence...
Thematically organised indicators for over 200 countries
World Bank, 2011
The World Bank eAtlas of Global Development maps and graphs more than 175 thematically organised indicators for over 200 countries, letting you visualise and compare progress on the most important development challenges facing our wor...
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Carbon stocks of tropical coastal wetlands within the karstic landscape of the Mexican Caribbean
M. F. Adame; J. B. Kauffman; I. Medina / PLoS ONE, 2013
As one of the most carbon (C) rich ecosystems in the world, the conservation and restoration of tropical wetlands represent a priority for climate change mitigation. Deforestation, agri/aqua culture conversion, pollution and coastal d...
Global assessment of how countries have been affected by weather-related loss events
S. Harmeling; D. Eckstein / Germanwatch, 2012
This report analyses the extent to which countries have been affected by weather-related loss events. It warns that the window for putting the world on a track to stay below two degrees Celsius is rapidly closing and preparations must...
Synthesis of information received from a global survey on REDD+ financing and implementing arrangements
Oslo Climate and Forest Conference, 2010
This paper presents a synthesis of results from a survey on countries and international bodies on their current REDD+ financing and implementing arrangements. It reports that REDD+ activities which have received financing support incl...
Measuring household poverty in Malawi
National Statistical Office of Malawi, 2005
In 1997-98, Malawi conducted the first Integrated Household Survey (IHS-1). The survey was designed by the National Statistics Office (NSO) of Malawi with technical assistance from IFPRI and the World Bank. It was carried out from Nov...
Generating and analysing data on child labour in Malawi’s tea industry
W.C. Chirwa / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2005
This document is a report of a baseline study of child labour in Malawi’s tea industry. It presents the combined findings of a field and desk study on the issues of child labour in the tea-producing districts of Thyolo and Mulan...
Life expectancy at birth, country by country
World Bank, 2011
Country listing of life expectancy. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Using stratification of propensity for information technology and income
L. Munyakazi; V. Dutton; J. May / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2010
How can we derive the relationship between “ownership of information and communication technology” (ICT) on the one hand, and income defined as a multiple of the poverty line on the other hand? This study provides evidence...
Thematically organised indicators for over 200 countries
World Bank, 2011
The World Bank eAtlas of Global Development maps and graphs more than 175 thematically organised indicators for over 200 countries, letting you visualise and compare progress on the most important development challenges facing our wor...
Women in 2010 have more access to labour market, but are subjected to different forms of violence
I. Berevoescu; E. Go; L. Hooper / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
This UN report about women in the world highlights the differences between the status of women and men in various areas of contemporary life. The paper finds that progress in ensuring the equal status of women and men has been made in...
The Global Gender Gap Report 2010
R Hausmann; L Tyson; S Zahidi / World Economic Forum, 2010
The Global Gender Gap Index was introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, as a framework for capturing and measuring gender based disparities and tracking their progress. It seeks to highlight those countries that are role model...
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Department of Economics, Strathclyde University
University department. Research interests in the Department are wide-ranging, with particular emphasis on Applied Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Regional Economics and Energy Economics.
Revista de Educação e Pesquisa em Contabilidade (RePEc)
Open access journal on education and research in accounting.
German Council for Social and Economic Data / Rates für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (RatSWD)
The German Council for Social and Economic Data (RatSWD) is an independent body of empirical researchers from universities, colleges, and other independent research institutions as well as representatives of important data producers and service centres. Working papers series deal primarily with the organisation of Germany’s official statistical system, government agency research,...
The Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon
Business school in the United States
Gapminder
Gapminder is a non-profit venture promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels. Gapminder is an operating foundation that provides sevices as defined by the board, s...
Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) is a cross-national data archive located in Luxembourg. The LIS archive contains two primary databases. The LIS Database includes income microdata from a large number of countries at multiple points in time. The newer LWS Database includes wealth microdata from a smaller selection of countries. Both databases include labour market and demographic data as wel...
Development Data
Development information and statistics portal
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