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Bank Performance Under Varying Urban and Rural Governance: Evidence From the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how state capacity influences the effect of economic shocks on local bank performance in urban and rural areas. Our identification strategy exploits COVID‐19's impact on Indonesia's community credit banks, which can only operate in a single region. Using loan loss provisions to represent credit risk and return on assets for
Arisyi F. Raz, Seyit Gokmen
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Does the European Union ‘Rule the World’? Competition Law Diffusion to Singapore and Hong Kong

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines why Singapore and Hong Kong adopted competition law by testing four diffusion mechanisms: coercion, competition, learning, and the Brussels Effect. Using structured process tracing and extensive archival evidence, it evaluates the distinct observable implications of each mechanism.
Yannis Karagiannis
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Early Evidence on the Ex‐Post Impact of African Continental Free Trade Area on Food and Agricultural Trade in East Africa

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the lead up to African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), intra‐African trade was limited and exports from Africa to the rest of the world were dominated by commodities, resulting in meager benefits being derived from both regional and international trade.
Simeon Kaitibie, Manitra A. Rakotoarisoa, John N. Ng'ombe, Michael C. Lyne, Patrick Irungu, Shankar Lal   +5 more
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The Political Determinants of Disaster Communication Governance in Diverse Regimes: Comparative Evidence From Typhoon Response in the Philippines and Vietnam

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 34, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This article investigates political forces shaping what becomes visible during typhoon disasters across contrasting regime types. Countering dominant assumptions that equate democracy with effective crisis communication, the study develops a Hybrid Crisis Communication System model examining how political structures, patronage systems ...
Ngoc‐Son Le
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Demographic Dynamics and International Trade: Stylized Facts and Theoretical Insights

Journal of Economic Surveys, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 1806-1833, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Demographic change within a country has economic repercussions for other countries through international transactions. Ongoing shifts in population size and age structure across countries have important implications for international trade, operating through changes in market size, consumption preferences, and labor supply.
Kumuthini Sivathas
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War as a Phenomenon of Inquiry in Management Studies

Journal of Management Studies, Volume 63, Issue 6, Page 2363-2397, September 2026.
Abstract We argue that war as a phenomenon deserves more focused attention in management. First, we highlight why war is an important and relevant area of inquiry for management scholars. We then integrate scattered conversations on war in management studies into a framework structured around three building blocks – (a) the nature of war from an ...
Fabrice Lumineau, Arne Keller
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EFL learning, religious faith and globalization in Indonesia's pesantren

World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 3, Page 595-612, September 2026.
Abstract Increasing global demands to teach and learn English in religious educational institutions remain high, yet little EFL research has been conducted in such contexts. Using Indonesia's Islamic educational institutions (i.e., the pesantren) as a focus of analysis, this article seeks to narrow that gap by examining the key factors driving EFL ...
Muhammad Jauhari Sofi, Christopher J. Jenks   +1 more
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Chronic Diseases and Health Related Quality of Life in South and Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review of Burden, Interventions, and Measurement Tools

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background In South and Southeast Asia, chronic diseases (CD) are a major public health concern and have a considerable impact on people's quality of life (QoL). CD and their ailments place a dual burden of sickness and socioeconomic difficulties on afflicted people and healthcare systems.
Fardina Rahman Omi, Farhana Zaman, S.M. Saidur Rahman Mashreky   +2 more
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Mapping the Green Taxonomy Research Landscape: A Bibliometric Analysis of Sustainability, Finance, and Policy Convergence

Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue 4, Page 5977-5992, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Green taxonomy is regarded as a system to classify economic sectors and activities that constitute sustainable activities. Although the European Union has worked to reinforce its framework for steering ecological investment, prior research has not adequately explained how green taxonomy actually shapes firms' investment choices, the movement ...
Byounguk Keum, Jihyung Joo, Taewoo Roh
wiley   +1 more source

The ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Economic Community

The ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Economic Community
The ASEAN Charter was signed at the 13th ASEAN Summit in November 2007. After each country ratified the Charter, it went into effect on December 15, 2008. This was the first time that a Charter was signed and went to effect for ASEAN. The ASEAN Charter will play a very significant role in the development of ASEAN intra-regional economic cooperation and
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