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Mergers and Acquisitions and Brexit: A Natural Experiment
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We study the impact of Brexit uncertainty on one of the most important forms of corporate investment: mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Brexit provides us with an ideal natural experiment to explore the real effects of economic uncertainty and understand the underlying transmission mechanism. We document a significant decline in the number of M&
Di Luo +3 more
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Withdrawing or withholding treatments in health care rationing: an interview study on ethical views and implications. [PDF]
BMC Med Ethics, 2022 Strand L +3 more
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Health Care Rationing and Distributive Justice [PDF]
The rapid progress in medical technology makes it unavoidable to ration health care. In the discussion how to ration many people claim that principles of justice in distributing scarce resources should be applied.
Friedrich Breyer
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Insider Ownership and Investment Efficiency
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between insider ownership and investment efficiency in Indian publicly listed firms, utilising panel data spanning 2001 to 2015. It explores how agency conflicts contribute to suboptimal capital investment decisions. Our analysis reveals that increased insider ownership is associated with reduced investment
Bibek Bhatta
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The “Elderly” in Medicine: Ethical Issues Surrounding This Outdated and Discriminatory Term
Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2019 The objective of this study was to investigate and describe how the use of the term “elderly” contributes to bias and problems within the medical system. A systematic review of the relevant literature and history was conducted.
Javad Hekmat-panah MD
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Multitasking, Competition and Provider Payment [PDF]
Many important dimensions of quality health care are difficult to observe, monitor, and motivate. This paper examines how competition among providers interacts with payment system incentives when the allocation of provider effort among multiple such ...
Karen Eggleston
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ESG Performance and Credit Risk: Evidence From Chinese Manufacturing Companies
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the effect of corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on credit risk using a sample of manufacturing firms listed on China's Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share markets from 2009 to 2021. Employing fixed effects, the generalised method of moments, and instrumental variable models, we find that ...
Yanan Wang +4 more
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The role of the gut microbiome in the regulation of high‐altitude adaptation
iMeta, EarlyView.This study is the first to elucidate mechanisms of high‐altitude adaptation from the perspective of the rumen ecosystem by using indigenous yaks and Holstein cows that have lived at high altitude since birth as comparative models. Through a systematic comparison of their rumen ecology using multi‐omics approaches—including rumen metagenomics ...
Xinyu Zhang +6 more
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Giving consumers of British public services more choice: what can be learned from recent history? [PDF]
, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced in the autumn of 2001 that he wanted to extend individual consumer choice in the public services (Blair, 2001).
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Impact of conductive magnetite nanoparticles and anode polarization on glucose fermentation
Journal of Chemical Technology &Biotechnology, EarlyView.Abstract BACKGROUND Electrically conductive materials and electrochemical stimulation strategies are increasingly explored to steer microbial fermentation towards desired metabolic outputs. These approaches also hold remarkable potential to couple wastewater treatment (WWT) to the production of value‐added compounds, in turn enhancing environmental ...
Clara Marandola +6 more
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