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Credit Market Frictions and Bankruptcy Law Design—Implications for Korea*

Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Bankruptcy law design has important implications for financial markets and economic growth. As bankruptcy law design interacts with local economic and political conditions, it is important to consider these factors when designing optimal bankruptcy law.
David Schoenherr
wiley   +1 more source

An empirical analysis of percentage tax designation to the catholic church and other social entities in Spain

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Since 2007, the Spanish State's contribution to funding the Catholic Church comes from what is known as the ‘tax allocation’ (asignación tributaria). It is a pure system of percentage tax designation consisting of 0.7% of the tax liability of taxpayers who decide to tick the relevant box on their personal income tax form.
Ángela Castillo‐Murciego, Julio López‐Laborda, Guillermo Peña   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Take It Easy! How Flexible Work Arrangements Bust the Commuting Life Satisfaction Nexus

Bulletin of Economic Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Commuting to work can negatively affect people's well‐being. This paper analyzes the effect of commuting distance on subjective well‐being for employees under different work time regimes. The analysis is based on data from the German Socio‐Economic Panel (GSOEP) for 2003–2021.
Marco Kühne
wiley   +1 more source

Cost‐effectiveness of the diabetes remission clinical trial (DiRECT)/Counterweight‐Plus weight management programme, based on 5‐year follow‐up

Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims Follow‐up of the Counterweight‐Plus intervention in DiRECT has demonstrated 6.1 kg weight loss and 10 % remissions from type 2 diabetes at 5 years. We previously reported cost‐effectiveness based on 2‐year results. We now present an updated cost‐effectiveness analysis, based on available 5‐year data.
A. Davies, E. Grieve, L. McCombie, A. McIntosh, A. McConnachie, W. S. Leslie, N. Sattar, R. Taylor, M. E. J. Lean   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of behavioural economics‐based financial incentives and social feedback on glycaemic control and physical activity in adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: A randomised control trial

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To assess the effectiveness of behavioural economics‐based financial incentive and social comparison feedback in adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods We conducted a pragmatic randomised control trial with 6‐month intervention and 3‐month post‐intervention follow‐up.
Cheryl W. Y. Lai, Harley H. Y. Kwok, Jiaxi Ye, Carmen S. Ng, Pang Fai Chan, David V. K. Chao, Tsun‐kit Chu, Matthew M. H. Luk, Ming‐chuen Sin, Jenny H. L. Wang, Man‐kin Wong, Gabriel M. Leung, Helen Zhi, Parco M. Siu, Jianchao Quan   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Type 2 Diabetes Policy Model That Predicts Remaining Life Expectancy, Quality‐Adjusted Life Expectancy and Healthcare Costs for Use in Economic Evaluation, Incorporating Equity Concerns

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To illustrate a T2DM policy model incorporating socio‐economic status. Materials and Methods Using the Scottish Diabetes Research Network (SDRN) national diabetes cohort, we identified individuals newly diagnosed with T2DM between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2020 and followed from diagnosis until death or end of follow‐up.
Lili Wei, Houra Haghpanahan, Sarah H. Wild, Claudia Geue, Elaine Butterly, Peter McMeekin, Stuart McGurnaghan, Luke A. K. Blackbourn, Robert Lindsay, David McAllister, Jim Lewsey   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

China inside out: Explaining silver flows in the triangular trade, c. 1820s‒70s

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyses a new large dataset of silver prices, as well as silver and merchandise trade flows in and out of China in the crucial decades of the mid‐nineteenth century when the Empire was opened to world trade. Silver flows were associated with the interaction between heterogeneous monetary preferences and availability of specific ...
Alejandra Irigoin, Atsushi Kobayashi, David Chilosi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The cost of the consumer revolution: Prices, material living standards, and real inequality in Amsterdam (1630‒1805)

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article measures the cost of the early modern consumer revolution through a quantitative analysis of product and process innovations in Amsterdam and examines their variegated social impact in two distinct datasets of probate inventories.
Bas Spliet, Anne E. C. McCants
wiley   +1 more source

Unlocking Innovation Capacity: Strategies for Micro-, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Ukrainian Agriculture

Agriculture
Innovation is a crucial driver of competitiveness and development of enterprises. Access to innovation is influenced by a multitude of factors, including, among others, an enterprise’s strategy, operation efficiency, and the availability of resources ...
Viktoriya Onegina, Lesia Kucher, Anatolii Kucher, Vitaliy Krupin, Marek Kłodziński, Vladyslav Logos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategic materials and state capacity in Renaissance Italy. The economic policies of ‘Roman saltpetre’ procurement

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Demonstrating the existence of a soaring demand for strategic materials in fifteenth‐century Rome, the article pioneers research in the late medieval trade in saltpetre, the irreplaceable, rare component of gunpowder, indispensable for waging war following the diffusion of artillery technology.
Fabrizio Antonio Ansani
wiley   +1 more source