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View article: Health system resilience and the health impacts of environmental degradation: A global analysis
Health system resilience and the health impacts of environmental degradation: A global analysis Open
While strengthening healthcare systems is vital for enhancing resilience to air pollution, the persistent adverse effects of CO2 emissions stress the need for integrated environmental and health policies. Emission reduction strategies and …
View article: Health resilience and the global pandemic: The effect of social conditions on the COVID‐19 mortality rate
Health resilience and the global pandemic: The effect of social conditions on the COVID‐19 mortality rate Open
Can ‘health resilience’ explain international differences in COVID‐19 mortality? This paper aims to understand the significant diversity in mortality rates between countries in terms of their degree of preparedness for the crisis and the u…
View article: The Impact of Foreign Technology and Embodied R&D on Productivity in Internationally Oriented and High-Technology Industries in Egypt, 2006–2009
The Impact of Foreign Technology and Embodied R&D on Productivity in Internationally Oriented and High-Technology Industries in Egypt, 2006–2009 Open
This paper investigates the domestic productivity and spillover effects of foreign technology and embodied R&D on Egyptian manufacturing industries, 2006 to 2009. It also analyses the heterogeneous sectoral effects of technology transfer b…
View article: Aggregate and heterogeneous sectoral growth effects of foreign direct investment in Egypt
Aggregate and heterogeneous sectoral growth effects of foreign direct investment in Egypt Open
This paper investigates the sectoral impacts of foreign direct investment (FDI) on growth in Egypt between 1990 and 2007 based on a unique data set. It highlights the aggregation bias inherent in many empirical studies that focus solely on…
View article: The Impact of Foreign Technology & Embodied R&D On Productivity in Internationally-Oriented & High-Technology Industries in Egypt, 2006-2009
The Impact of Foreign Technology & Embodied R&D On Productivity in Internationally-Oriented & High-Technology Industries in Egypt, 2006-2009 Open
This paper investigates the domestic productivity and spillover effects of foreign technology and embodied R&D on Egyptian manufacturing industries, 2003 to 2009. It also analyses the heterogeneous sectoral effects of technology transfer b…
View article: Cheap and Dirty: The Effect of Contracting Out Cleaning on Efficiency and Effectiveness
Cheap and Dirty: The Effect of Contracting Out Cleaning on Efficiency and Effectiveness Open
Contracting out of public services, especially ancillary services, has been a key feature of New Public Management since the 1980s. By 2014, more than £100 billion of U.K. public services were being contracted out annually to the private s…
View article: Performance Management Strategy: Waiting Time in the English National Health Services
Performance Management Strategy: Waiting Time in the English National Health Services Open
The difficulty of measuring public services outcome results in governments adopting some quality performance measurements to oversee the standards and characteristics of the presented services. The study empirically tests the theory of per…
View article: Heterogeneous Sectoral Growth Effects of FDI in Egypt
Heterogeneous Sectoral Growth Effects of FDI in Egypt Open
This paper is one of the first to investigate the sectoral dimension/perspective of FDI spillovers. It examines empirically the heterogeneous technology effects and efficiency gains of FDI across economic sectors in Egypt between 1990 and …