Impact of Healthcare Financial Stress on Residents' Subjective Well-Being: Health Status and Household Disposable Income as Mediators. [PDF]
InquirySu J, Liu G, Cheng G.
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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 +4 more
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Carbon footprint for farms in the Czech Republic: a benchmark-based assessment. [PDF]
J Sci Food AgricKovanda J +4 more
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Mitigating policy uncertainty: What financial markets reveal about firm‐level lobbying
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Elections can lead to substantial policy changes and, thus, are a significant source of risk. Firms can respond to such policy uncertainty by lobbying, but it is hard to quantify whether they do so and, if so, how much lobbying benefits them. We construct a new dataset and leverage investors’ expectations of variability in stock returns in the
Kristy Buzard +2 more
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Cities' labor administrative penalties and labor income share of enterprises. [PDF]
HeliyonQin X, Pan X, Li L.
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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
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Guided by behavioural economics, this paper examines the factors shaping members’ investments in tradable and appreciable preferred shares issued by their cooperatives. These shares possess characteristics of both bonds and long‐term equity, and when tradable, they acquire a market value that helps mitigate issues related to the vaguely ...
Julia Höhler +3 more
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A Review of Corporate Reporting Transparency Quality: Current Status and Future Directions
Australian Accounting Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper critically assesses the current state of the literature and sets an agenda for future research on Corporate Reporting Transparency Quality (CRTQ) in formal corporate reporting. Employing a systematic literature review approach that follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) model and ...
Yashodha Madhavi Hewage +2 more
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Can enterprise ESG practices ease their financing constraints? Evidence from Chinese listed companies. [PDF]
HeliyonWang X, Yao L.
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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 +3 more
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