Effect of Austerity Measures on Infant Mortality: Evidence From Greece
ABSTRACT Governments frequently adopt austerity policies when facing economic crises, yet their long‐term consequences for population health remain incompletely understood. This paper examines the impact of large‐scale fiscal austerity on infant mortality by exploiting the Troika‐led economic adjustment program implemented in Greece beginning in 2010 ...
Robert J. Kolesar, Rok Spruk
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Education debt and household consumption upgrading: Positive incentives or inhibitions? [PDF]
Xie M, Chen X, Zhao Y.
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Beyond the Bin: The Effect of Waste Reduction on Real Earnings Management
ABSTRACT We investigate the effect of waste management strategies on real earnings management. Using a sample of 6515 firm‐year observations from 22 countries spanning the 2011–2022 period, we show that companies that reduce their waste generation are less likely to engage in real earnings management, supporting the ethical theoretical perspective ...
Faten Lakhal +3 more
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The novel mechanism of financing effect on companies development empirical study. [PDF]
Tao S, Yuan X.
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Insider Ownership and Investment Efficiency
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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Inequities in Medical Debt and Its Contributing Health Care Services in New York City.
Fordjuoh J +5 more
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Research on credit risk of listed companies: a hybrid model based on TCN and DilateFormer. [PDF]
Shen C, Wu J.
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The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on Trade Credit
ABSTRACT In light of escalating global geopolitical tensions, understanding how firms respond to external shocks has become a critical issue for policymakers, corporate managers, and investors. This study investigates the impact of geopolitical risk (GPR) on firms' reliance on trade credit (TC)—an essential form of short‐term financing, particularly ...
Wafa'a B. Al‐Yafei, Hamdi Bennasr
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Modeling and forecasting Saudi banking stability using ARIMA and exponential smoothing technique. [PDF]
Alnajjar A, Assous HF, Al-Najjar H.
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ESG Performance and Credit Risk: Evidence From Chinese Manufacturing Companies
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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