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A Retrospective EVI: Methodological Aspects
Full text linkThe aim of the note is, following the previous work of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) (United Nations 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) as well as my related papers and my forthcoming book on the Least Developped Countries (LDCs) (Guillaumont, 2004a, 2004b, 2006, 2007a, 2007b), to set up the methodological basis for a retrospective bank of data the Economic Vulnerability Index (EVI) designed by the CDP to be used for the identification of the LDCs. It gives also the opportunity to explain and develop some on going refinements in the calculation of EVI. Such a data bank seems useful to enhance the acceptance, credibility and use of EVI among policy oriented international bodies (institutions, aid agencies, etc.), as well as academic circles. A significant demand for this kind of data is already noticeable. The work includes two parts: a methodological note and a limited use of the methodology to specific periods and options. The first part presents a methodological note for the measurement of a retrospective EVI. It considers how to treat in the same retrospective index different set of indicators, some of them related to only one year (or an average of two or three years), while some others are built from time series. It also examines how to make index component ordinarily calculated on one point of time meaningful and comparable overtime. The second part includes a first tentative estimate of a retrospective EVI covering the three last decades and corresponding to the last definition agreed upon by the CDP in 2005. EVI is calculated every ten years, then every five years over the past three decades, which means the index will be generated at least on six or seven points of time during the period of analysis (1970-2005). Data are made available for each country among LDCs, other low income countries, and lower middle income countries. Relevant averages and medians are presented and commentedcerdi
EVI and its Use. Design of an Economic Vulnerability Index and its Use for International Development Policy
Full text linkAs an answer to a need expressed by the UN General Assembly an Economic Vulnerability Index (EVI) has been defined by the Committee for Development Policy. The present paper, which refers to this index, first examines how a structural economic vulnerability index can be designed, in particular for low income countries: it recalls the conceptual and empirical grounds of such an index, considers the structure of the present EVI, its sensitivity to methodological choices about averaging, as well as related possible improvements, and briefly compares levels and trends of EVI in various groups of countries, using a new data base of a "retrospective EVI". In a second part the paper examines how EVI can be used for international development policy, underlining two main purposes. The first one, for which EVI has been initially designed at the UN, is the identification of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), allowed to receive some preferential treatment in aid and trade matters: EVI is, with income per capita and human capital, one of the three complementary criteria a country needs to meet to be included into the list of LDCs and consequently cannot be considered alone to avoid a graduation from the list. A second use would be to retain EVI as a criterion for aid allocation between developing countries, besides other and traditional criteria: we argue that such an inclusion is legitimate both for effectiveness and equity reasons. These two purposes are presented as complementary.vulnerability;instability;shocks;exposure;resilience;structural handicap;growth;least developed countries;aid effectiveness;aid allocation
EVI and its Use. Design of an Economic Vulnerability Index and its Use for International Development Policy
Full text linkAs an answer to a need expressed by the UN General Assembly an Economic Vulnerability Index (EVI) has been defined by the Committee for Development Policy. The present paper, which refers to this index, first examines how a structural economic vulnerability index can be designed, in particular for low income countries: it recalls the conceptual and empirical grounds of such an index, considers the structure of the present EVI, its sensitivity to methodological choices about averaging, as well as related possible improvements, and briefly compares levels and trends of EVI in various groups of countries, using a new data base of a "retrospective EVI". In a second part the paper examines how EVI can be used for international development policy, underlining two main purposes. The first one, for which EVI has been initially designed at the UN, is the identification of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), allowed to receive some preferential treatment in aid and trade matters: EVI is, with income per capita and human capital, one of the three complementary criteria a country needs to meet to be included into the list of LDCs and consequently cannot be considered alone to avoid a graduation from the list. A second use would be to retain EVI as a criterion for aid allocation between developing countries, besides other and traditional criteria: we argue that such an inclusion is legitimate both for effectiveness and equity reasons. These two purposes are presented as complementary.vulnerability, instability, shocks, exposure, resilience, structural handicap, growth, least developed countries, aid effectiveness, aid allocation
EVI-1 is involved in miR-206/CALR in human breast cancer stem cells.
No full text(A&B) breast cancer stem cells were transfected with Ad-EVI-1 or si-EVI-1 for 48 h, the EVI-1 expression was determined by immunoblot analysis; (C&D) Human breast stem cell were treated with miR-206 mimics, miR-206 mimics+Ad-EVI-1 and Ad-EVI-1 for 48 h. EVI-1 and CALR expression were measured by Western blotting analysis; (E), the mRNA level of EVI-1 and CALR were measured by real-time quantitative PCR; (F), Schematic of MiR/206-EVI-1/CALR pathway in human breast cancer. All results are expressed as the mean ± S.D. from three independent experiments, *P .05, **P .01; #P.05, ##P.01 vs. control group.</p
evi-hendrikx/NumerosityTiming: NumerosityTiming
No full text<p>Repeated measures of topography results are updated compared to the previous version</p>
Friendship With a Vancouver Filmmaker - Interview with Evi Lee-Shi:
No full textEvi Lee-Shi talks about her experience meeting Anne-Marie Fleming in her process making her film 'Wild Horses', which showed at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) in 2016
Radyo Evi
No full textAnkara Radyosu 1927 yılında yayın hayatına başlamış, 1938 yılında yapımı tamamlanan ve günümüzde de kullanılmaya devam edilen Sıhhiye'deki Radyo Evi binasına taşınmıştır
sj-docx-1-evi-10.1177_13563890221124637 – Supplemental material for Conducting focus groups in realist evaluation
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-evi-10.1177_13563890221124637 for Conducting focus groups in realist evaluation by Ana Manzano in Evaluation</p
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