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Privatisation and Institutions: A Cross Country Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
Privatisation, i.e. the transfer of ownership and control of state-owned enterprises, is a worldwide phenomenon. Which political, economic and institutional factors are shaping this process?
Bernardo Bortolotti   +2 more
core  

Strategic Debt in Flemish municipalities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper discusses the literature on strategic use of debt models and empirically tests the seminal models of Persson & Svensson (1989) and Alesina & Tabellini (1990) on a dataset of Flemish municipalities.
Goeminne, Stijn, Smolders, Carine
core   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The State of America’s Tax Institutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
SLU Billikens vs UCLA for the NCAA Final in Miami, Florida. SLU's Bruce Hudson and John Roeslein attempt a shot on goal. SLU won this game 2-1 in overtime.
Fleischer, Victor
core   +1 more source

Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how households modify their food expenditure decisions during times of crisis is essential because consumer purchasing behavior frequently changes during these times. This study looks at these behavioral shifts during the COVID‐19 pandemic, concentrating on how price sensitivity and response to sales promotions changed over the ...
Wafa Mehaba, José María Gil
wiley   +1 more source

PENGARUH KAPASITAS SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA, PERENCANAAN ANGGARAN, POLITIK PENGANGGARAN, DAN TRANSPARANSI PUBLIK TERHADAP SINKRONISASI DOKUMEN APBD DENGAN KUA-PPAS PADA PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN LOMBOK BARAT

open access: yesJurnal Akuntansi Aktual, 2019
This study aims to determine the effect of human resources capacity, budget planning, politi-cal budgeting, and public transparency on the synchronization between Regional Revenues and expen-ditures budget (APBD) document and General Policy of Regional ...
Nurhidayati Hikmah   +2 more
doaj  

Evaluation of Experienced Manipulation Characteristics in Robotic Surgery Using Log Data From the Hinotori Surgical System

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study analyzed log data from the Japanese hinotori surgical robot to characterize manipulation performed by experienced surgeons in robotic surgery. Compared with less‐experienced surgeons, the experienced group demonstrated shorter task durations, reduced travel distances with the right instrument (Arm3), faster and more dynamically modulated ...
Masaki Saito   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Euroscepticism Contribute to a European Public Sphere? The Europeanization of Media Discourses about Euroscepticism across Six Countries

open access: yes, 2018
This study compares the media discourses about Euroscepticism in 2014 across six countries (United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Sweden, and Denmark).
Andersson U.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Machine Learning‐Enhanced Random Matrix Theory Design for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine Development

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This study integrates random matrix theory (RMT) and principal component analysis (PCA) to improve the identification of correlated regions in HIV protein sequences for vaccine design. PCA validation enhances the reliability of RMT‐derived correlations, particularly in small‐sample, high‐dimensional datasets, enabling more accurate detection of ...
Mariyam Siddiqah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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