Essays about: "Least Developed Countries."
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6. Fertile Lands: Fertility and Agriculture in an 8 Billion World : An empirical study on how agricultural output affects fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In 2022, the world population reached 8 billion. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the region in the world with the highest total fertility rate. As high fertility rates can be a threat to an inclusive and sustainable development in this region, it is of great importance to understand the determinants of fertility. READ MORE
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7. Building Resilience in the Age of Disasters
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)Abstract : The consequences of climate change and increasing disasters jeopardise the livelihoods and resilience of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. Strengthened international efforts to mobilise and allocate additional climate and disaster resilience financing are required to address the needs of the countries that have least contributed to climate change and who currently are at the forefront of its implications. READ MORE
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8. Empirical investigation on the performance of a feed-forward artificial neural network on the Nordic stock markets
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : In this paper, the authors have made an empirical investigation on the performance of a feed-forward artificial neural network (ANN) on the four main Nordic stock markets, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. First, a benchmark OLS regression model is compared against an ANN model to see which model performs best in terms of predictive accuracy and has the least amount of error. READ MORE
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9. Delegitimizing COVAX? A study of Sub-Saharan’s African leaders’ public statements
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating across the globe, not the least for countries already struggling with insufficient health systems and a lack of medical resources. As soon as the crisis hit vaccines started being developed and seen as a way to get out on the other side, and with new techniques multiple vaccines quickly became effective. READ MORE
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10. Evidence use in conservation practice : Using interviews to understand the opinions of conservation practitioners on the use, availability, and diversity of evidence in conservation practice
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : There has been a discussion in the last decades about a perceived lack of scientific evidence use in conservation practice, affecting its legitimacy and efficiency. Some researchers argue that peer-reviewed science is rarely used in conservation practice. READ MORE
