British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract As the UK higher education sector becomes increasingly market‐driven and focused on preparing students for the graduate labour market, universities must define and contextualise employability and their role in supporting students beyond academia.
Michael Maher +3 more
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More analysts, better ratings: Do rating agencies invest enough in less developed countries? [PDF]
Rating agencies' track record is good in developed countries but poor in emerging economies. Why? Given the almost-monopolistic structure of the industry, we conjecture that agencies might underinvest in information gathering.
Giovanni Ferri
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper is a systematic literature review (SLR) of research published between 2009 and 2022 that aims to identify facilitators and barriers to implementing staff development projects (SDPs) in schools in England. Twelve research papers fulfilled all inclusion criteria and were each evaluated as being at least medium‐quality research.
David Preston +2 more
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Effectivenes of incentive constraint policies in enhancing green bond credit rating and certification: A theoretical and empirical study. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Zhao H, Tian Y, Zhou X, Zhao X.
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The economic function of credit rating agencies: what does the watchlist tell us? [PDF]
Credit rating agencies do not only disclose simple ratings but announce watchlists (rating reviews) and outlooks as well. This paper analyzes the economic function underlying the review procedure.
Bannier, Christina E., Hirsch, Christian
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Rating agency actions and the pricing of debt and equity of European banks: What can we infer about private sector monitoring of bank soundness? [PDF]
The recent consultative papers by the Basel Committee suggest an explicit role for external rating agencies in the assessment of the credit risk of banks' assets. In this context, an assessment of the information contained in credit ratings is important.
Gropp, Reint, Richards, Anthony J.
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Moody’s credit ratings and the stock market performance of Portuguese rated firms [PDF]
Never has the issue of sovereign credit ratings attracted such an interest by policy and opinion makers, bankers and journalists, or even the public opinion, as witnessed in the last couple of years.
Pacheco, Luis
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The Financial Crisis and the Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies: A European Banking Perspective [PDF]
Credit rating agencies (CRAs) bear some responsibility for the financial crisis that started in 2007 and remains ongoing. This is acknowledged by policymakers, market participants, and by the agencies themselves.
Utzig, Siegfried
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The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.Abstract Biodiversity loss and unequal access to nature limit both ecological knowledge and opportunities for experiential learning. Here I present a portable, power outlet–independent educational toolkit that integrates AI‐assisted bird detection (Haikubox, BirdNET‐Pi, Merlin Bird ID) with off‐the‐shelf sound‐recording and music‐creation hardware ...
Diego Ellis‐Soto
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Controlling the Field: Memory, Labor, and Ethics in Oral Histories of Brazilian Human Genetics
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.This article examines how oral histories of twentieth‐century human genetics in Brazil reveal the politics of memory of fieldwork. Through a comparative analysis of interviews with prominent geneticist Francisco M. Salzano and technician Girley V. Simões, who worked with him for most of his career, this study explores the narrative strategies each ...
Rosanna Dent +1 more
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