Why Does the Northern Light Shine So Brightly? Decentralisation, social capital and the economy [PDF]
Based on institutional economics, the paper develops a new model pointing at two main reasons why Scandinavia is doing so well in economic terms, namely the level of decentralisation and social capital in its broad sense.
Bjørnskov, Christian +1 more
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How Supply Networks Influence Sustainable Innovation: Evidence From Ghana's Public Works Procurement
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent environmental and sustainability standards in procurement increase short‐term production and operational costs to suppliers, which are often recouped by charging price premiums for innovative solutions. However, public buyers are less likely to pay such price premiums, resulting in a disincentive among suppliers to bid for innovation ...
Peter Adjei‐Bamfo +5 more
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Opportunity cost estimates for spatial conservation prioritisation across terrestrial Europe. [PDF]
Sci DataSpencer D +10 more
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IMPLICATIONS OF TAXING QUOTA VALUE IN AN INDIVIDUAL TRANSFERABLE QUOTA FISHERY [PDF]
Taxing pure rents is usually considered the least distortionary method for raising revenues. In the literature on fishery economics, the term "rent" is regularly employed, suggesting that pure rents exist in that sector.
Johnson, Ronald N.
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A Natural Resource‐Based View of Circular Economy Practices in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pharmaceutical industry is facing escalating environmental sustainability issues including gaseous emissions, waste generation, and excessive consumption of energy and non‐renewable materials. Nevertheless, the adoption of sustainable business models such as the circular economy (CE) is still in its infancy in this sector due to complex ...
Amna Farrukh, Muhammad Sohaib Sajjad
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"Help young women to survive": the cost-of-living crisis and the well-being of younger Australian women. [PDF]
Health Promot IntMcCarthy S +5 more
europepmc +1 more source
Dictators and Oligarchs: A Dynamic Theory of Contested Property Rights [PDF]
In an economy with weak economic and political institutions, the major institutional choices are made strategically by oligarchs and dictators. The conventional wisdom presumes that as rent-seeking is harmful for oligarchs themselves, institutions such ...
Konstantin Sonin, Sergei Guriev
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is strong evidence that design for remanufacturing (DfRem) can reduce initial‐design carbon emissions by up to 30%, and that product design can critically affect remanufacturing feasibility, yet academic adoption of DfRem remains limited.
Okechukwu Okorie +4 more
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Exploring the association between housing insecurity and mental health among renters: A systematic review of quantitative primary and secondary studies. [PDF]
PLoS OneTalmatzky M +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper contributes to venture‐creation research by examining how sustainable startups can overcome market constraints to drive transformative change through their business development. Conceptually, we address this question by identifying venture‐creation narratives in the learning and experimental phases of sustainable startups that ...
Ville‐Veikko Piispanen +2 more
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