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ABSTRACT Values have become central to the study of social and psychological processes across cultures and across time. To date, there has been no conclusive analysis of the cross‐cultural and cross‐temporal comparability of values in Europe. We conduct invariance tests of the Portrait Values Questionnaire collected as part of the European Social ...
Ronald Fischer, Johannes A. Karl
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ABSTRACT This study explores how the perceived influence of academic and peer learning communities shapes university English majors' ideal selves as language learners, and how this influence may shift across educational generations. Drawing on the L2 Motivational Self System and adopting a qualitative design, the study compares two cohorts of Chinese ...
Hao Xu
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Internationalization of Bulgarian Clusters [PDF]
Abstract A number of studies ascertain the role clusters play in increasing the competitive power, innovations and economic development of separate countries. The internationalization of clusters is among the factors which contribute to their future development.
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Edible insects offer a sustainable protein source, requiring fewer resources than traditional livestock. Despite challenges, they have the potential to enhance food security and sustainability for a growing global population. ABSTRACT As the world faces an escalating protein crisis amid climate change, population growth, and resource scarcity, edible ...
Anil Gautam+6 more
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How Does Law Affect Finance? An Empirical Examination of Tunneling in an Emerging Market [PDF]
This paper documents that law affects finance in emerging markets through the methods used by controlling shareholders to “tunnel” wealth out of the firm.
Conrad S. Ciccotello+2 more
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Globalisation, Financialisation and Endogenous Thresholds for Premature Deindustrialisation
ABSTRACT We investigate the pattern and determinants of premature deindustrialisation (PD) for a large panel of advanced, emerging and developing economies. We consider the impacts of international financial integration (de facto financial globalisation), capital account openness (de jure financial globalisation) and financialisation which are often ...
Seda Ekmen Özçelik+2 more
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Sovereign Credit Ratings: A Friend or Foe to Financial Development of African Countries?
ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of sovereign credit rating on financial development. Using a sample of 21 African countries from 1995 to 2019, the empirical result indicates a significant and positive link between sovereign credit rating and financial development that is, higher credit ratings are associated with lower borrowing costs ...
Sodiq Arogundade+2 more
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Zhecho Chankov’s contribution to the Bulgarian Geographical Society and Bulgarian geography
Zhecho Chankov is an example of a person who has dedicated his life to geography and who has contributed a lot to its consolidation and popularization in Bulgaria. He has also contributed greatly to the foundation and organizational consolidation of the Bulgarian geographical society.
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