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Seeing like a citizen: Experimental evidence on how empowerment affects engagement with the state

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Building a strong and effective state requires revenue. Yet, in many low‐income countries, citizens do not make formal payments to the state or forego engaging with the state altogether due to vulnerability to opportunistic demands by state agents. We study two randomized interventions in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, designed to
Soeren J. Henn, Laura Paler, Wilson Prichard, Cyrus Samii, Raúl Sánchez de la Sierra   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of ESG on firm value: The moderating role of cash holdings. [PDF]

Heliyon
Ahmed O, Abu Khalaf B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Do tax havens affect the usage of share buybacks schemes?

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines whether the use of tax haven subsidiaries by U.S. multinational corporations (MNCs) is associated with more intense usage of share buybacks. I find that MNCs' more intensive tax haven subsidiary usage is positively associated with a higher buyback ratio, a higher level of free cash flow and a higher level of return on ...
Alessandro Chiari
wiley   +1 more source

Priscilla Idele: fertility, choice and changing norms. [PDF]

Bull World Health Organ
europepmc   +1 more source

‘Clinging Together Against the Dark’: A Pragmatist Reading of Sustainability Conversations

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we present a typology of managers' interpretations of sustainability as ‘narrative fields’ derived from a qualitative multi‐site study and offer a Pragmatist reading of the results. Pragmatism is grounded in an ethic of meliorism, the belief in the possibility of gradually improving the world through human effort and ...
Barry A. Colbert, Elizabeth C. Kurucz
wiley   +1 more source

An inevitably ageing world: analysis on the evolutionary pattern of age structure in 200 countries. [PDF]

R Soc Open Sci
Ma J, Chen Q, Chen X, Fan J, Li X.
europepmc   +1 more source

How Important Is Corporate Social Responsibility for Corporate Financial Performance?: A Machine Learning Prediction and Model Interpretability Approach

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become central to corporate strategy, yet its impact on corporate financial performance (CFP) remains debated. Existing literature, which often relies on conventional statistical methods, overlooks the complex, nonlinear interactions between CSR and CFP.
Ephraim Kwashie Thompson, Samuel Buertey, So‐Yeun Kim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

SET ESG ratings and firm value: The new sustainability performance assessment tool in Thailand. [PDF]

PLoS One
Moolkham M.
europepmc   +1 more source

So Good, but So Far Away? The Effect of Institutional Distance on the Parent CSR and Subsidiary Reputation Link

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multinational enterprises (MNEs) leverage strategies of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the parent and subsidiary levels to build a reputation overseas. Nevertheless, institutional distance can weaken this connection in developing host countries, where MNEs face significant institutional voids.
Francisco Javier Forcadell, Juan José Nájera, Elisa Aracil, Fernando Úbeda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between Cryptocurrencies' Risk and Crypto Environmental Attention: The Crypto Environment Attention Index and Volatility in the Cryptocurrencies Market Nexus

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of environmental attention on cryptocurrency market volatility by introducing the Crypto Environmental Attention Index (CEAI), a new metric inspired by Wang et al. (2022) and constructed using daily web search data.
Ines Ghazouani, Zaineb Hlioui, Marwa Zouawi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source