Background Breast and cervical cancers remain the most common cancers and the leading cause of cancer deaths in Ghana. Non-communicable diseases such as cancers, have been associated with…

Africa continues to suffer from the effects of climate change in many ways. Records show that the continent’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have seen tremendous upward adjustments over the past…

Abstract Firms in developing countries can learn advanced technology and management know-how through foreign direct investment (FDI). The extent (or the lack) of transmission of technology and…

We evaluate whether floods and landslides are more likely when rain falls inside versus outside protected areas (PAs).

Despite two decades of advancing the understanding of valuing ecosystem services, the global biodiversity crisis continues to face challenges in integrating nature's diverse values into decision…

Abstract Millions of households devote significant energy and time collecting water. To investigate the impacts of this burden, we used a free water delivery treatment to reduce collection times to…

Economics and Finance undergraduate students from four cohorts played LUPI, a game rewarding the person submitting the lowest unique positive integer, for a small bonus in an exam. Some months later…

Agricultural production, especially by smallholder farmers, is often hampered byinsufficient knowledge about better farm inputs or farming practices, low adoption toimproved agricultural technologies...

Nearly 2.4 billion people lack access to clean cooking fuels and technologies worldwide, representing a critical failure to achieve SDG7’s cooking energy access goal. Dependence on polluting cooking...

Abstract This paper examines the moderating role of institutions in explaining the effects of population density, income, and high-valued natural resources (oil) on violent conflict events. Panel…