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Determinant factors of Chief Data Officer adoption in government: A topic model and structural equation modelling approach. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhang H, Ding H, Xiao J.
europepmc   +1 more source

When the Former CEO Acts as Board Chair: Does This Matter to Debt Policy and Risk of Default?

Abacus, EarlyView.
This paper scrutinizes the interconnections between debt capital raising, firm risk of default, and the presence of a former CEO who now serves as a board chairperson, referred to as the Chair‐Former‐CEO (CFC). Employing a sample of the largest non‐financial firms within the US S&P 100 from 2002 to 2018, our results reveal that, when compared to their ...
Vu Quang Trinh, Aly Salama, Basil Al‐Najjar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How have unintended pregnancies and contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women changed in Uganda? Evidence from the 2014 and 2019 PMA national surveys. [PDF]

PLoS One
Kibira SPS, Nakafeero M, Amollo M, Ssenyonga R, Ndejjo R, Anglewicz P, Kukundakwe M, Luzze M, Kagongwe S, Guma V, Zalwango V, Makumbi FE.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Dividend Yields and Stock Returns

Asian Review of Financial Research
Jewan Yoo, Seong Jin Ahn
openaire   +1 more source

Co‐opted Boards and the Obfuscation of Financial Reports

Abacus, EarlyView.
This study investigates the relationship between board co‐option and the obfuscation of financial disclosures in a comprehensive sample of 9,620 10‐K filings by 1,076 US‐listed firms between 1996 and 2018. Our empirical results are consistent with our hypotheses that board co‐option partly explains the obfuscation of financial reports.
Abongeh A. Tunyi, Tanveer Hussain, Geofry Areneke, Jacob Agyemang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting financial distress in TSX-listed firms using machine learning algorithms. [PDF]

Front Artif Intell
Lokanan ME, Ramzan S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Cash‐holding Benefits and Their Influence on Seasoned Equity Offering Decisions

Abacus, EarlyView.
This study investigates the cash‐holding motivations of issuers with excess cash. It aims to explain why these issuers choose to accumulate even more cash through stock issuances rather than utilize their existing surplus. I assess three competing cash‐holding motivation hypotheses: whether issuers raise cash: (i) to fund the needs of future growth ...
Ebrahim Bazrafshan
wiley   +1 more source

Emergent poverty traps at multiple levels impede social mobility. [PDF]

Humanit Soc Sci Commun
Dupont C, Roy D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Does Financial Statement Comparability Reduce Differences in Sentiment‐induced Investor Trading Behaviour?

Abacus, EarlyView.
This study examines whether comparable financial information can mitigate differences between individual and institutional investors’ trading behaviour, particularly behaviour that is shaped by investor sentiment. The results indicate that the higher the comparability, the smaller the gap in trading behaviour driven by investor sentiment between ...
Eun Hye Jo, Jung Wha (Jenny) Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Responding to climate change: assessing the current situation and influencing factors of forest carbon sinks in China. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Shi L, Xu M, Tan Y, Wu Y, Zhao J.
europepmc   +1 more source