Corruption and the Shadow Economy: An Empirical Analysis This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption and shadow economy are substitutes in high income countries while they are complements in low income countries. The hypotheses are tested for a crosssection of 120 countries and a panel of 70 countries for the period 1994-2...

Evidence-based medicine is the backbone of modern medicine. Any newly proposed therapy needs to be tested in high-quality randomised controlled trials (RCTs) before being considered for approval. Nepal a low-income country south Asia. Researchers have been contributing global health by doing RCTs high-altitude and infectious diseases like typhoid. Infectious such as tuberculosis, typhus, leptos...

We use the method of deficit accumulation to describe prevalent and incident levels of frailty in community-dwelling older persons and compare prevalence rates in higher income countries in Europe, to prevalence rates in six lower income countries. Two multi-country data collection efforts, SHARE and SAGE, provide nationally representative samples of adults aged 50 years and older. Forty items ...

Background A significant number of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related deaths occur in developing countries. An increasing prevalence of CVD is associated with a change in the macro-economy of these countries. In this post hoc analysis, CVD risk factor (CVDRF) prevalence is evaluated across countries based on national income in the Africa and Middle East Region (AfME). Methods Data from the ...

Bringing Financial Literacy and Education to Low and Middle Income Countries: The Need to Review, Adjust, and Extend Current Wisdom This paper presents a World Bank led and Russia trust fund financed work program to measure financial capability and the effectiveness of financial education in low and middle income countries. The two activities and their staging have been motivated by the lessons...

The majority of cancer cases are in high-income countries such as Australia, Canada, USA, and countries of Western Europe. However, when looking at the distribution of cancer-related mortality, it is clear that these high-income countries are also where a person diagnosed with cancer has the best chance of survive, with mortality disproportionately occurring in lowand middle-income countries (L...