This chapter discusses how the Global North and industrial centers predominately take advantage of subordinate peoples, landscapes, and habitats to secure and maintain their privileged position in the world economy.5 It is asserted, based on Alf Hornborg’s work, that the capitalist world economy represents a zero-sum game6 where the “winners” generate ...
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The value of social capital in human capital investment
The role of social capital in the mechanism of converting parents` human and financial capital into children` human capital is studied. High levels of social capital within the family contributes to the mobilization of human and financial capital of ...
Sysoev, S.A. +2 more
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Funding Costs and Liquidity Creation: Does ESG Play Any Role?
ABSTRACT This study examines how banks' funding costs affect liquidity creation and whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance shapes this relationship. Using panel data for 136 U.S. commercial banks from 2005 to 2022, we show that higher funding costs are associated with lower liquidity creation, indicating that more expensive ...
Sattam Bin Kowibeen +2 more
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Impact of somatic comorbidities on healthcare costs in patients with severe mental disorders: a cross-sectional study in Beijing. [PDF]
Huang Q +6 more
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Default Effect in ESG Investment: When a Recommendation Goes a Long Way
ABSTRACT Individual investors display a positive attitude toward ESG investments but typically fail to act upon it. We report results from a preregistered online experiment testing a default option on 1050 US investors examining the mechanisms driving the effectiveness of default options in promoting ESG investments.
Sai Sravanthi Ramadugula +2 more
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The cost-effectiveness of inventory reserves for preventing drug shortages in Germany: a health-economic evaluation. [PDF]
Gandjour A.
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Takeover Vulnerability and the Discipline of ESG Overinvestment
ABSTRACT While takeovers serve a disciplinary role by replacing inefficient managers, the threat of takeovers may compel firms to divert attention from Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts as a strategic response to external pressure, especially when such firms are already overinvesting in ESG.
Abongeh Tunyi +2 more
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Techno-Economic Assessment of a Hydrogen-Assisted Hybrid Renewable Microgrid with Fuel Cells for Off-Grid Electrification. [PDF]
Hasan T +5 more
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Corporate Decarbonization via Technology and Management
ABSTRACT This study provides a comprehensive overview of key findings on decarbonization, advanced technologies, and management strategies, highlighting emerging themes shaping the field. Advanced technologies enhance carbon reduction through efficiency, real‐time monitoring, and optimizing resource optimization.
Heidy Montero‐Teran +2 more
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Harnessing oil revenues for sustainable development: evaluating Brazil's "royalties' law" and its impact on healthcare. [PDF]
de A Rodrigues RE +2 more
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