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This study provides empirical evidence on income smoothing from the banking sector in nine South-Eastern Europe (SEE) countries for the period 2005-2014 by applying a number of methodological approaches. First, by usin...

Abstract Background We investigated the association between income parameters and the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) influenced by obesity. Methods We analyzed the Korean National Health Insurance Service data (2002–202...

Abstract Background Many cardiovascular (CV) medicines are required for long term. However, with their limited resources, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) may have challenges with access to cardiovascular medici...

This paper is about practices and perceptions regarding the study of adolescents from low-income sectors in the City of Buenos Aires. The methodology consisted of 26 in-depth interviews with low-income adolescents and pa...

The study ascertained the contribution of beekeeping to household income around Gishwati-Mukura National Park in Rwanda. A total of 147 beekeepers were purposively interviewed using a structured interview schedule. Data ...

The aim of the article is to present the evolution of the structure of the public finance sector’s income and expenditure between 2004 and 2011 and an attempt to find and evaluate the determinants of those changes. The...

Abstract Background High‐income countries offer social assistance (welfare) programs to help alleviate poverty for people with little or no income. These programs have become increasingly conditional and stringent in r...

The theory of redistribution, which argues that individuals from higher-income groups are the primary holders of public debt, serves as the theoretical foundation for our research. The impact of redistribution based on t...

The paper provides a series of examples on the method of reporting in the single tax return of non-wage income obtained by natural persons in 2025 and the tax obligations due. By May 25, 2026, these taxpayers will report...

PurposeThis study is underpinned by the conviction that the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)'s transformative potential will only be fully realised when its benefits are extended universally across all regions. This pa...

This study examines the implications of fuel subsidy removal on the living standards of low-income households in Osun State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design was employed, and a sample of 500 respondents was select...

Abstract Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) remains a significant global health burden, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent advancements in gene-based ...

Abstract Background There is a continued and urgent need to address the stagnation of the global maternal mortality ratio (MMR), especially for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aimed to assess the impact of ...

The transition countries of Southeast Europe, especially the countries of the Western Balkans, have achieved modest economic growth rates since the beginning of the transition process. High unemployment rates, relatively...

Aims: Acute hand and wrist infections can be devastating, with a substantial burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with high-income countries. Access to treatment, particularly surgery, can be limit...

This paper discusses the data limitations associated with the measurement of top incomes and inequality in the Middle East, with special emphasis to the case of Egypt. It has been noted that high inequality might have co...

Abstract This study investigates the nexus between income inequality and health outcomes in Ethiopia over the period 1970–2024 using a Co-Integrated Vector Autoregressive (CVAR) approach. Employing time series data fro...

Chile is an interesting country in which to study the relationship between poverty and subjective wellbeing, having experienced a remarkable fall in poverty over the past two decades. This paper explores how poverty stat...

Household income is a fundamental indicator in assessing the living standards of the population, having a direct impact on the size and structure of consumption. The aim of this paper was to analyze the evolution of ...

Purpose — This study investigates the impact of economic complexity on income levels across countries at different stages of economic development, with particular emphasis on how these effects vary across the income di...

A Universal Basic Income (UBI) is often seen as an attractive policy option to replace existing targeted transfer and subsidy programs. However, in a budget-neutral switch to a UBI there is a trade-off between the genero...

Introdução Trata-se de um texto de reflexão epistemológica da enfermagem fundamentado no pensamento de Thomas Kuhn. A Tese da Incomensurabilidade é ponto fulcral de sua filosofia e pela qual é possível criticar as...

This Campbell systematic review examines the effects of input subsidies on agricultural productivity, beneficiary incomes and welfare, consumer welfare and wider economic growth. The review summarizes evidence from 15 ex...

INTRODUCTION: Previous evidence linked low socioeconomic status with higher smoking prevalence. Our objective was to assess the strength of this association in the world population, updating a previous work. METHODS: Sys...