Search Results - "Bang, James T."

Do remittances improve income inequality? An instrumental variable quantile analysis of the Kenyan case by Bang, James T., Mitra, Aniruddha, Wunnava, Phanindra V.

“…The impact of remittances on income inequality constitutes a keenly debated topic in the development literature. Yet, a consensus still has not evolved on the…”
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Validating game-theoretic models of terrorism: Insights from machine learning by Bang, James T, Basuchoudhary, Atin, Mitra, Aniruddha

“…There are many competing game-theoretic analyses of terrorism. Most of these models suggest nonlinear relationships between terror attacks and some variable of…”
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Do remittances reduce women’s acceptance of domestic violence? Evidence from Pakistan by Mitra, Aniruddha, Bang, James T., Abbas, Faisal

“…•We investigate the impact of remittances on women’s acceptance of domestic violence (DV) using data from Punjab, Pakistan.•Women in remittance-receiving…”
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Gender Disparities in Post-Conflict Societies: A Cross-National Analysis by Mitra, Aniruddha, Bang, James T.

“…This article investigates the impacts of conflict, resolution, and post-conflict democracy on gender bias. Exploring this question poses two methodological…”
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Does FDI Attract Immigrants? An Empirical Gravity Model Approach by Bang, James T., MacDermott, Raymond

“…This study tests whether foreign direct investment (FDI) and migration are substitutes or complements using data on bilateral FDI flows from countries that are…”
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Nonlinear association of nurse staffing and readmissions uncovered in machine learning analysis by Yakusheva, Olga, Bang, James T., Hughes, Ronda G., Bobay, Kathleen L., Costa, Linda, Weiss, Marianne E.

“…Objective Several studies of nurse staffing and patient outcomes found a curvilinear or U‐shaped relationship, with benefits from additional nurse staffing…”
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Does a free media protect labour rights? by Bang, James T., Mandal, Arindam, Mitra, Aniruddha

“…Based on a sample of 47 developing economies considered over the period 1992-2012, we find that a free media reduces the legal protection of labour, taken as a…”
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Transnational remittances and state protection of human rights: A case for caution by Bang, James T., Mandal, Arindam, Mitra, Aniruddha

“…This paper explores the impact of transnational remittance receipts on state respect for human rights, identifying the latter with the CIRI Index of Physical…”
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Effectiveness of home health care in reducing return to hospital: Evidence from a multi-hospital study in the US by Siclovan, Danielle M., Bang, James T., Yakusheva, Olga, Hamilton, Morris, Bobay, Kathleen L., Costa, Linda L., Hughes, Ronda G., Miles, Jane, Bahr, Sarah J., Weiss, Marianne E.

“…Home health care, a commonly used bridge strategy for transitioning from hospital to home-based care, is expected to contribute to readmission avoidance…”
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Media freedom and gender equality: a cross-national instrumental variable quantile analysis by Mitra, Aniruddha, Bang, James T., Biswas, Arnab

“…We investigate the impact of media freedom on gender equality in education for a sample of 63 countries taken over the period 1995-2004. Our analysis is…”
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Institutions, information, and commitment: the role of democracy in conflict by Bang, James T., Mitra, Aniruddha

“…This paper explores the hypothesis that both the preexisting quality of democracy in a polity at the onset of conflict and the quality of democracy expected to…”
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Gender equality and economic growth: Is it equality of opportunity or equality of outcomes? by Mitraa, Aniruddha, Bangb, James T, Biswasc, Arnab

“…This article explores the impact of gender equality on economic growth. In particular, we focus on the multidimensional nature of gender equality with the…”
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Civil war and economic growth: the case for a closer look at forms of mobilization by Biswas, Arnab, O'Reilly, Colin, Bang, James T., Mitra, Aniruddha

“…This paper explores the idea that the lack of robust evidence on the growth impact of civil war could partially be a consequence of considering civil war as a…”
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Financial liberalization and remittances: Recent panel evidence by Bang, James T., Mitra, Aniruddha, Wunnava, Phanindra V.

“…We investigate the impact of financial liberalization on remittances to 84 countries over the period 1986-2005. Explicitly accounting for the…”
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Brain drain and institutions of governance: Educational attainment of immigrants to the US 1988-1998 by Bang, James T, Mitra, Aniruddha

“…"We investigate the impact of home country institutions on the skill level of immigrants to the United States over 1988-1998. Specifically, we explore the…”
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Civil War, Ethnicity, and the Migration of Skilled Labor by Bang, James T., Mitra, Aniruddha

“…We investigate the impact of civil war on high skilled emigration to the OECD over the period 1975—2000. Controlling for source country characteristics, we…”
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Financial liberalization and the selection of emigrants: a cross-national analysis by Mitra, Aniruddha, Bang, James T., Wunnava, Phanindra V.

“…This paper explores the impact of financial liberalization on the migration of high skilled labor from 46 countries to the Organization for Economic…”
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Gender bias and the female brain drain by Bang, James T, Mitra, Aniruddha

“…"This article contributes to the emerging literature on gender differences in the causes and consequences of brain drain. Differentiating between gender bias…”
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Marriage, fertility and the selection of women into high-skill industries by Bang, James T, Basu, Bharati

“…"This article focuses on the selection of women into industries of different skill intensities as another dimension in the discussion of the differences in…”
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Determinants of the method of sale in privatization by Bang, James T.

“…This paper explores the method of sale in the privatization process and difficulties implementing the most efficient option. In countries where state…”
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