Measuring global prosperity using data envelopment analysis and OWA operator
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DOI: 10.1002/int.22176
Abstract: Prosperity is one of the key economic indicators of a nation's success. The measure of a country's true prosperity is best achieved by considering a set of criteria and identifying the optimal weights associated with… read more here.
Keywords: global prosperity; prosperity; owa operator; measuring global ... See more keywords
Prosperity-Enhancing Institutions: Towards a Comprehensive Composite Index
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-016-1466-3
Abstract: Institutions that potentially have a positive impact on economic performance rarely exist outside of a system of institutions; rather they are embedded in the institutional order of a country. It is thus imperative to investigate… read more here.
Keywords: index; prosperity; prosperity enhancing; institutions towards ... See more keywords
Food and agricultural innovation pathways for prosperity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2018.01.002
Abstract: Abstract This introduction to the special issue deploys a framework, inspired by realist synthesis and introduced in Section 1 , that aims to untangle the contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes associated with investments that link poverty… read more here.
Keywords: agricultural research; food; prosperity; poverty ... See more keywords
Rethinking the connections between agricultural change and rural prosperity: A discussion of insights derived from case studies in seven countries
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.07.006
Abstract: Abstract In the past, rural prosperity has been mainly associated with the modernisation of agriculture and the economic benefits that appear to originate from it. Today we know that this simple logic is not correct… read more here.
Keywords: prosperity; case studies; studies seven; rural prosperity ... See more keywords
The durations of recession and prosperity: What distribution do they follow?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2019.04.057
Abstract: Abstract I study the duration of periods of prosperity and recessions from twenty-one leading economies and determine what distribution is a reasonable and plausible fit for these duration data. The earlier literature has focused on… read more here.
Keywords: distribution follow; prosperity distribution; durations recession; recession prosperity ... See more keywords
Forests as pathways to prosperity: Empirical insights and conceptual advances
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104647
Abstract: Abstract The role of forests in supporting current consumption and helping people cope with seasonal, climatic, and other stressors is increasingly well understood. But can forests help rural households climb out of poverty? And can… read more here.
Keywords: insights conceptual; prosperity empirical; pathways prosperity; empirical insights ... See more keywords
‘The YouTube gods will bless you’: seeking algorithmic salvation in the YouTube prosperity gospel
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DOI: 10.1080/0048721x.2025.2502295
Abstract: ABSTRACT ‘Follow the Ten YouTube Commandments and the YouTube gods will bless you. Violate them, and you will not have great success.’ This Christianity-inflected pronouncement from YouTube coach Sean Cannell provides a clear theodicy for… read more here.
Keywords: prosperity gospel; youtube prosperity; youtube; youtube gods ... See more keywords
Competitiveness and innovation: effects on prosperity
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DOI: 10.1080/13032917.2018.1519179
Abstract: ABSTRACT Competitiveness is a broad concept applied to many fields, especially economics. The study of tourism competitiveness has focused on factors that can enhance the prosperity of a destination. One of these factors is innovation.… read more here.
Keywords: concept; prosperity; innovation; competitiveness innovation ... See more keywords
Increasingly polarized? Inequality, prosperity, and perceived socioeconomic conflict in advanced economies (1987–2019)
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DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcaf052
Abstract: Previous studies suggest that in more unequal societies, people perceive stronger antagonistic relations between opposing socioeconomic groups. Given that income inequality and social polarization have both been on the rise in most Western democracies, we… read more here.
Keywords: inequality; socioeconomic conflict; conflict; income inequality ... See more keywords
Prosperity Across the United States: Revisiting the Isserman, Feser, and Warren Prosperity Index Using Sequence Analysis
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DOI: 10.1177/01600176251377424
Abstract: Why do some places prosper while others do not? Measuring community-level prosperity is of widespread academic concern and public interest. While quality of life research on urban places is well established, insights into the prosperity… read more here.
Keywords: prosperity index; sequence; sequence analysis; prosperity ... See more keywords
Conditions for prosperity and depression of a stochastic R&D model under regime switching
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DOI: 10.1186/s13662-020-02633-w
Abstract: The stochastic research and development (R&D) model plays an important role in economic growth theories. To explain the growth performance of the economy under regime switching, we first establish sufficient criteria that ensure economic prosperity,… read more here.
Keywords: regime switching; prosperity; prosperity depression; model ... See more keywords