already shaken and broken by war, through which alone the European peoples can employ themselves and live. In England the outward aspect of life does not yet teach us to feel or realise in the least that an age is over. We are busy picking up the threads of our life where we dropped ...
The literature widely defines war as a state of armed conflict between group of people or states seeking either economic, political, or other hegemonic benefits [33] linked by aggressions of extensive duration and magnitude across a wide spectrum, resulting in a societal catastrophe [33,34]. Mor...
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Humans use at least 54% of the Earth’s accessible water runoff, a figure that is likely to grow to 70% by 2025. By then, more than a third of the world’s population could suffer shortages of fresh water for drinking and irrigation. Groundwater aquifers in many of the world’s most...
The Unintended Consequences of Encouraging Work: Tax Incidence and the EITC The EITC is designed to encourage work. But EITC-induced increases in labor supply may drive wages down, shifting the intended transfer toward employers and hurting non- EITC low-skill workers. I exploit variation across ...
Yet hopes of government aid to keep production rates from collapsing are fading, and the consequences of this inaction could be profound. Many ideas have been proposed to help the commercial aviation industry ride out the worst challenge it has faced since World War II. Some have mooted a "...
Air pollution poses a persuasive threat to global health, demonstrating widespread detrimental effects on populations worldwide. Exposure to pollutants, notably particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 µm (PM2.5), has been unequivocally linked to a s
Thermally degraded engine oil and hydraulic fluid fumes contaminating aircraft cabin air conditioning systems have been well documented since the 1950s. Whilst organophosphates have been the main subject of interest, oil and hydraulic fumes in the air su
Violence in childhood is a common and worldwide phenomenon. A distinction is made between physical violence, sexual violence, emotional violence and neglect. Violence can be perpetrated both by people from the immediate family circle and by extra-familiar offenders. Studies on the prevalence of child...