Linkage Between Electoral Cycle and the Discouragement of African Firms in the Credit Market
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the linkage between the electoral cycle and the discouragement of SMEs in the credit market of 14 African countries. It focuses on 12,145 firms over the period 2006–2020. The results obtained from Probit estimates show elections are negatively linked with the discouragement of firms in the credit market.
Cherif Abdramane, Simplice A. Asongu
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Humour uncovers the wide landscape of life : From laughter to freedom. [PDF]
Leksa V.
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Compassionate Digital Innovation: A Pluralistic Perspective and Research Agenda
ABSTRACT Digital innovation offers significant societal, economic and environmental benefits but is also a source of profound harms. Prior information systems (IS) research has often overlooked the ethical tensions involved, framing harms as ‘unintended consequences’ rather than symptoms of deeper systemic problems.
Raffaele F. Ciriello +5 more
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Media representation of tobacco control in China: A comparative analysis of agenda-setting across different policy contexts during 2017-2022. [PDF]
Chen Y +7 more
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Smoking status and voting behaviour and intentions in countries of the former Soviet Union. [PDF]
Stickley A +4 more
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ABSTRACT Aim To assess public support and predictors of favourable or unfavourable views towards expanding Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) roles in Germany. Design A quantitative, cross‐sectional survey using Germany as a national case study. Methods Data came from the Politikpanel Deutschland, an online survey conducted 15–28 July 2024. After exclusions,
Sebastian Jäckle, Sabine Valenta
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Gender differences in paid work over time: Developments and challenges in comparative research. [PDF]
Hipp L, Kelley K.
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Who Cares: Why the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Matters (More) to Some EU Member States
Abstract What drives the salience of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict amongst EU member states? This article employs domestic foreign policy theories to explain the factors underlying variation in salience, estimated analysing all country statements made at the United Nations General Assembly between 1993 and 2017.
Valerio Vignoli +2 more
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China environmental economics: A political authority approach and neo-marxist perspective in the emission trading system (ETS) implementation. [PDF]
Affandi RA, Adrian.
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Fiscal Consolidation and Support for the Common Currency
Abstract The existence of a common currency and further integration within the European Monetary Union crucially depends on public legitimacy. As a response to the Global Financial Crisis and subsequent Sovereign Bond crisis, several European governments have implemented fiscal consolidation policies in an attempt to restore investors' confidence ...
Nicola Nones, Melle Scholten
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