Current account reversals and structural change in developing and industrialized countries

Current Account Reversals and Persistency in Transition Regions

The article investigates sharp reductions seen in current account deficits in transition countries in the 1992-2003 period. By using both descriptive statistical approaches as well as panel regression-based analysis the article focuses on three important aspects of these current account reversals: a) to examine those factors that might have triggered the reversals and to provide some insights i...

Structural Contributors to Public Revenues in Developing Countries

Since 1960s and the following financial crisis in developing countries, a wide research has been conducted on financial capability of states in repayment of their debts. Though having been considered at various importance levels during the past decades, this subject seems to have today become a controversial issue in economic discourses. In principle, three indices are applied to determine the ...

Information And Communication Technology Externalities And Economic Growth In Newly Industrialized Countries

Genotypic and phenotypic features of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated in industrialized and developing countries.

INTRODUCTION Typical EPEC are considered a leading cause of diarrhoea in developing countries, while atypical EPEC have been isolated more frequently in developed areas. The actual geographic distribution of the two EPEC subgroups is controversial, since data can be highly influenced by laboratory resources. This study aimed to compare the distribution of typical and atypical EPEC among childre...

Iodine deficiency in industrialized countries.

The recent report of poor iodine status in the UK is a wake-up call to health authorities in industrialized countries who have been slow to grasp that iodine deficiency (ID) is not confined to developing countries. Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Norway and now the UK are all mildly iodine deficient. In the US, iodine intakes have fallen, and it is uncertain whether status is adequate in pregn...