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Seri, Cecilia & Aranzazu de Juan Fernandez, 2021, The relationship between economic growth and environment. Testing the EKC hypothesis for Latin American countries, More information
Mukherjee, Manisha, May 2021, Examining district-level performance of Ujjwala: The case of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, Ideas for India
, Launched in 2016, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) aims to encourage the adoption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking in India. The article examines the impact of PMUY in two states in India with low LPG usage – Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, More information
Ndubuisi, Gideon & Solomon Owusu, 2021, Wage effects of global value chains participation and position: An industry-level analysis, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2021-042 | Abstract
Bierbaum, Mira & Veronika Wodsak, Aug 2021, Coordination of different instruments, in: E. Schüring & M. Loewe, Handbook of Social Protection Systems, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, DOI: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839109119.00036, More information
Bierbaum, Mira, Markus Kaltenborn, Valérie Schmitt & Nicola Wiebe, 2021, Financing universal social protection during COVID-19 and beyond: Investing more and better, Policy in Focus, 19(2): 36-38, More information
Wong, Pui-hang, Karima Kourtit & Peter Nijkamp, 2021, The ideal neighbourhoods of successful ageing: A machine learning approach, Health & Place, 72, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102704, More information
Balde, Racky, 2021, Financial development and small firms’ tax compliance in Sub-Saharan Africa, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2021-041 | Abstract
Celbis, Mehmet Guney, 2021, Social Networks, Female Unemployment, and the Urban-Rural Divide in Turkey: Evidence from Tree-Based Machine Learning Algorithms, Sosyoekonomi, 29(50): 73-93, DOI: https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2021.04.04, More information
Ziesemer, Thomas, Michaella Vanore, Barış Alpaslan, Aysegul Kayaoglu, Jürgen Meckl & Joaquín Naval, 2021, Economic Effects of Remittances on Migrants’ Country of Origin, Handbook THE ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF CROSS-BORDER MIGRATION: 449-483, DOI: https://doi.org/https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-48291-6_20, More information
Muzyamba, Choolwe, 2021, MeToo and Sexual Violence Among Women in Zambia, Sexual Abuse, 1(17), More information
Lemaitre Carabias, Rafael, 2021, Public Sector Innovation in the United Arab Emirates - How innovation occurs and what outcomes it delivers, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University
Okuda, Atsuko, 2021, Towards e-compliance: Exploring the role of compliance and e-governance initiatives in the case of Bhutan, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University
Cowan, Robin, Mortiz Müller, Alan Kirman & Helena Barnard, 2021, Overcoming a legacy of racial discrimination: Competing policy goals in South African academia, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2021-040 | Abstract
Merkle, Ortrun, Oct 2021, Gender and Corruption - ways forward for the OSCE, Keynote at the OSCE 2021 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting Session III: Promoting the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in the development and implementation of relevant anti-corruption activities, with the view to achieving gender equality, and taking into account that corruption disproportionately affects women and the vulnerable
Bluhm, Richard, Christian Lessmann & Paul Schaudt, 2021, The political geography of cities, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2021-039 | Abstract
Marchand, Katrin & Sarah Roeder, 2021, The Impacts of COVID-19 on a Labour Mobility Scheme - The Case of Migration between Tunisia and
Germany in the Context of the THAMM Programme, GIZ, More information
Nomaler, Önder, Danilo Spinola & Bart Verspagen, 2021, Demand-led industrialisation policy in a dual-sector small balance of payments constrained economy, This paper has been replaced with WP2023-002, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2021-038 | Abstract
Konda, Bruhan, Stephan Dietrich & Eleonora Nillesen, 2021, Does commonness fill the common fund? Experimental evidence on the role of identity for public good contributions in India, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2021-037 | Abstract
Ciarli, Tommaso, Hugo Confraria, Ismael Rafols, Joanna Chataway & Andrew Stirling, May 2021, Research Priorities May Not Align with the SDGs: Policy Suggestions to Steer Them, in: IATT, Emerging science, frontier technologies, and the SDGs - Perspectives from the UN system and science and technology communities, United Nations Interagency Task Team on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, New York, More information
Ciarli, Tommaso, Martin Kenney, Silvia Massini & Lucia Piscitello, 2021, Digital technologies, innovation, and skills: Emerging trajectories and challenges, Research Policy, 50(7), DOI: https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104289
Patsali, Sofia, Michele Pezzoni & Fabiana Visentin, 2021, The impact of research independence on PhD students' careers: Large-scale evidence from France, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2021-036 | Abstract
Urom, Christian, Ilyes Abid, Khaled Guesmi & Gideon Ndubuisi, 2021, Renewable energy consumption, globalization and economic growth shocks: Evidence from G7 countries, The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Online, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2021.1961845, More information
Urom, Christian, Gideon Ndubuisi & Jude Ozor, 2021, Economic activity, and financial and commodity markets' shocks: An analysis of implied volatility indexes, International Economics, 165: 51-66, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inteco.2020.11.005, More information
Danquah, Michael, Abdul Malik Iddrisu, Ernest Owusu Boakye & Solomon Owusu (eds.), 2021, Do gender wage differences within households influence women's empowerment and welfare? Evidence from Ghana, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 188: 916-932, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.06.014, More information
Wong, Pui-hang, Mehmet Guney Celbis, Karima Kourtit & Peter Nijkamp, Oct 08, 2021, Nature as a source of urban resilience, ReGrowEU International Conference, Iasi, 7-11 October, 2021, More information
Muzyamba, Choolwe, 2021, Local characterization of the COVID-19 response: the case of a lockdown in Lusaka, Zambia, BMC Global Health Research and Policy, 6(38), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-021-00220-4, More information
Kuss, Maria Klara, 2021, The Negotiations of Zambia’s Welfare Regime: The Transformative Potential of Social Cash Transfers, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University
Volante, Louis, Don A. Klinger & Melissa Siegel, 2021, Immigrant student resilience: Policy directions for a post-COVID world, Migration Policy Practice, 11(2): 39-43, More information
Volante, Louis, Don A. Klinger & Melissa Siegel, 2021, Confronting the challenge of immigrant and refugee student underachievement: A comparative analysis of education policies and programs in Canada, New Zealand, and England, Comparative and International Education, 49(2): 35-50
Mueller, Charlotte, Soha Youssef & Katherine Kuschminder, Oct 2021, Connecting Diaspora for Development 2 (CD4D2) Mid-Term Report, IOM The Hague, More information
Ndubuisi, Gideon, 2021, Essays on International Trade: The Roles of Institutions and Imported Intermediate Inputs, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University
Owusu, Solomon, 2021, Powering Structural Transformation and Economic Development in Africa: The Role of Services, Manufacturing and Global Value Chains, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University
Turkeli, Serdar, Beijia Huang, Satoshi Ohnishi & René Kemp, Sep 2021, Issues, Interventions and Innovations in the Cement Industry: A Comparative Trajectory Analysis of Eco-Cement Transitions in the Netherlands, China, and Japan, in: Alexandros Stefanakis, Ioannis Nikolaou, Circular Economy and Sustainability: Management and Policy, Volume 1, Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1, DOI: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819817-9.00027-2, More information
Ragab, Nora Jasmin & Eleni Diker, 2021, Networking and alliance building toolkit for diaspora organizations, commissioned by Danish Refugee Council’s Diaspora Programme
Diker, Eleni & Nora Jasmin Ragab, 2021, Community outreach toolkit for diaspora organizations, commissioned by Danish Refugee Council’s Diaspora Programme
Ragab, Nora Jasmin & Eleni Diker, 2021, Fundraising toolkit for diaspora organizations, commissioned by Danish Refugee Council’s Diaspora Programme
Kool, Tamara A. & Zina Nimeh, 2021, Refugees and Social Protection, in: E. Schüring and M. Loewe (eds), Handbook of Social Protection Systems, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, DOI: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839109119
Bekaert, Els, Amelie Constant, Killian Foubert & Ilse Ruyssen, 2021, Longing for which home: Evidence from global aspirations to stay, return or migrate onwards, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2021-035 | Abstract
Momo, Michelle, 2021, A Multidimensional Perspective on Education in Developing Countries, PhD thesis Maastricht University / United Nations University
Arundel, Anthony & Nordine Es-Sadki, Apr 2021, Toward a Comprehensive Set of Metrics for Knowledge Transfer, in: Editors: Anthony Arundel, Suma Athreye, Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, Harnessing Public Research for Innovation in the 21st Century: An International Assessment of Knowledge Transfer Policies, Cambridge University Press, UK, DOI: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108904230.025
Boly, Amadou, Maty Konte & Abebe Shimeles, 2021, Corruption Perception and Attitude Towards Taxation in Africa, Journal of African Economies, 30: i140-i157, DOI: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejab024
Dietrich, Stephan, Aline Meysonnat, Francisco Rosales, Victor Cebotari & Franziska Gassmann, 2021, Economic development, weather shocks and child marriage in South Asia: A machine learning approach, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2021-034 | Abstract
Arundel, Anthony & Nordine Es-Sadki (eds.), May 2021, Final Report on the results of the Co-Val survey, This report includes final results of two surveys sent to public sector at municipalities and national government organizations in France, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, and the UK and to NGO
managers in the same countries as part of the H2020 project Co-Val ga. no. 770356, More information
Al-Ajlani, Haya, Vladimir Cvijanović, Nordine Es-Sadki & Veronika Müller, Jul 2021, EU Eco-Innovation Index 2021 - Policy brief, This policy brief monitors the European progress
with regard to eco-innovation to ensure that Europe is moving towards its carbon neutrality, holistic
sustainable development, and a green, innovative and competitive economy, More information
Nomaler, Önder, Danilo Spinola & Bart Verspagen, 2021, R&D-based economic growth in a supermultiplier model, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 59: 1-19, DOI: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2021.07.002, More information
Es-Sadki, Nordine & Anthony Arundel, 2021, The Influence of Regional Supply, Demand and Competition Factors on the Knowledge Transfer Outcomes of Universities, International Journal of Innovation Management, DOI: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1142/S136391962150078X
Nigus, Halefom, 2021, Markets and Human Behavior: Evidence from Artefactual Field Experiments, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University
Cörvers, Frank, Julia Reinold, Saena Chakkar, Francesco Bolzonella & Vera Ronda, 2021, Literature review labour migration. An exploratory study into the shortages of qualified personnel at the upper secondary vocational level and the possibilitiesrnand limitations of employing migrants, WODC rapport 3248, More information
Soete, Luc & Bart Verspagen, 2021, Niet alle innovatie hangt direct samen met hogere welvaart, Economisch Statistische Berichten, 108(4800S): 67-71, More information
Soete, Luc, 2021, Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic: How to better prepare for the next global crisis, frontiers, online, More information