Preposition: of

• growth: Her D.Phil. research focuses on the empirics of economic growth with an emphasis on the relative performance of sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-1990.

• process: Research Projects I have three main research interests: First, I am interested in the theory and empirics of the long-run growth process.

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• regimen: Oncologists prescribe patients one standard empiric chemotherapy regimen after another, until they find one that works.

• therapy: In the UK, empiric therapy was the preferred option due to the low cost of the drug.

• self-treatment: Conclusion - Empiric self-treatment is more cost-effective and preferable to patients than cyclical monthly prophylactic use of 500 mg clotrimazole vaginal ovules.

• strategy: CME was the most costly strategy in all countries ( and also less effective than empiric strategy, thus it was dominated ).