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This article analyses a new wealth tax (the IGF) in Bolivia against the backdrop of the 2019 ousting of former president Evo Morales. In doing so, it engages calls for ‘a return to politics’ in anthropology by proposing the notion of a ‘fiscal grievance politics’ as animating elite opposition to the tax in lowland Santa Cruz department. I show that the
Charles Dolph
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Defence Contracting and Accrual‐Based Earnings Management
ABSTRACT We examine accrual‐based earnings management in Spanish defence firms in 2011–2020, using a unique database from the Spanish Ministry of Defence. We find higher levels of accrual‐based earnings management and lower accrual quality in firms where defence contracts represent a high proportion of their total sales.
Francisco José Callado‐Muñoz +3 more
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Low‐Carbon Transition and Active Management: Evidence From Emerging Market Funds
ABSTRACT Previous literature finds mixed evidence on the performance of emerging mutual funds and how investors are becoming more aware of investing in companies involved in low‐carbon emission activities. Given the opportunities that emerging markets and sustainable investing offer to active management, this study aims to fill a gap in the literature ...
Juan Carlos Matallín‐Sáez +2 more
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ABSTRACT The use of insectary plants to provide alternative food and shelter resources for enhancing natural enemy activity has been established as a common practice in IPM. Candidate flowering plant species have been screened and evaluated for their contribution to enhance life parameters of beneficial insects.
Francesc Gómez Marco +6 more
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Organized Crime, Corruption, and Economic Growth
ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the relationship between organized crime, corruption, and economic growth on a data set from Italian regions for the period 1996–2013. Our working hypothesis is that organized crime can embezzle part of the public expenditure aimed at productive uses by threatening and bribing public officers. To assess the consequences
Tamara Fioroni +2 more
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ABSTRACT Weather variability and shocks pose significant challenges for tropical developing countries, making it crucial to understand their effects on consumption to address the existing deficiencies among the most vulnerable groups. This study examines the impact of weather variability and shocks on household consumption in Panama, utilizing repeated
Ambar Lineth Chavez Espinosa +1 more
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Abstract One of the primary mechanisms used to regulate short‐term rentals (STRs) is the creation of a registry. However, far from being a measure to mitigate the impact of this market, we argue that by issuing licences, governments have effectively transformed STRs into legally protected assets, giving landlords and investors the stability to operate ...
Gianluca Bei, Agustín Cocola‐Gant
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Government's high education policy under a dual economy in developing and developed countries
Abstract This paper explores the government's role in higher education policy within a dual economy, where skilled workers invest in higher education while unskilled workers do not. The novel question is whether the government should refrain from subsidizing higher education while imposing regulations, supporting a restricted, elitist system.
Michel Strawczynski
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Biocombustibles y Regulación: Análisis Económico y efectos de la Ley Nacional 26093/06
El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar la actividad del sector de biocombustibles en Argentina a partir de los instrumentos de la teoría económica.
Fernando H. Sonnet +4 more
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Estimación del PBI potencial para los países de la Alianza del Pacífico:1961-2020
Potential GDP measures the sustained growth that an economy can achieve in the long term through the efficient use of production factors. In particular, if we analyze the potential GDP of the countries of the Pacific Alliance bloc (Chile, Colombia ...
Ricardo Najarro Chuchón
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