To study the effects of perinatal HIV-1 infection and early institutional rearing on the physical and cognitive development of children, 64 Ukrainian uninfected and HIV-infected institutionalized and family-reared children were examined (mean age = 50.9 months). Both HIV infection and institutional care were related to delays in physical and cognitive development, with a larger effect of the re...

Abstract[1] Natural resources as a source of wealth can increase prosperity or impede economic growth.  Empirical studies with different specifications and data are also mixed on whether natural resources are curse or blessing. In fact, the variety of model specifications, measurements, and samples in the empirical literature makes it difficult to generalize the results. In this study, a growth...

Much of the literature on quality democracy is case study-oriented and focused nation states. Theoretical work and, in particular, comparative empirical research local are less advanced. This paper contributes to our understanding how works from below. It develops a conceptual framing employs multidimensional index across all 278 municipalities mainland Portugal by focusing procedural dimension...

Purpose This study examines how institutional quality influences variability in financial development among economies Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach Empirical estimations verifying various relationships are performed using the limited information maximum likelihood (LIML) estimation technique. Findings The results suggest that enhances pace of sub-region all things being ...

Purpose This paper aims to offer an empirical study of the impact institutional quality on banking system risk and credit risk. Design/methodology/approach Applying cross-sectional dependent tests stationary check property our sample, panel corrected standard errors model is recruited as main estimator, while feasible generalized least squares, pool ordinary squares (OLS), robust OLS other esti...