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The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE FEE FOR USE OF THE RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

open access: yesActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2017
It is necessary to update the current system of levying charges for railway infrastructure to reflect the current market situation, to take into account the new transport strategy established by the European Union, and to reflect legislative changes in ...
Petr Novák, Václav Cempírek
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of alternative commercial vehicle road user charges

open access: yesTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
As fuel tax revenues decline from increased fuel efficiency and the transition to alternative fuels, governments are searching for new revenue sources to support the transportation system. User fees are among the most widely considered substitutes.
Dan Wei   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Response of Urban Travel Mode Choice to Parking Fees considering Travel Time Variability

open access: yesAdvances in Civil Engineering, 2020
Increasing automobile use leads to higher costs for traveling associated with emissions, congestion, noise, and other impacts. One option to address this is to introduce high parking charges to reduce the demand for automobile use and encourage the ...
Ling Ding, Xu Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Publicly funded private schools and academic achievement: A comparative analysis of PISA data in European countries

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parental perspectives on surgical fees of pediatric squint surgeries

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2014
Aim: To report the parental feedback on the ′squint surgery fees′ of their ward in an urban private practice. Design: Prospective cohort study. Subjects and Methods: Three months after the surgery, a 10 item questionnaire was administered on the parents ...
Mihir Kothari, Sheetal Baldua
doaj   +1 more source

On The Role of Access Charges Under Network Competition [PDF]

open access: yes
We aim to clarify the role of access charges under two-way network competition, employing a reduced-form approach. Retaining the key features of specific network competition models but imposing less structure, we analyze the impact of changes in access ...
Armin Schmutzler, Stefan Buehler
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Development of fees for placing waste on landfill and their influence on the management of municipal waste

open access: yesEconomics and Environment, 2020
The dynamic development of fees for using the environment in Poland took place after 1989, that is from the moment of implementation of systemic transformation.
Piotr Małecki
doaj  

Slotting Allowances and Retail Product Variety under Oligopoly [PDF]

open access: yes
Slotting fees are fixed charges paid by food manufacturers to retailers for access to the retail market. The role of the practice and its effects on market efficiency are highly controversial.
Hamilton, Stephen F., Innes, Robert
core   +1 more source

Corporate Management of Environmental, Social, and Governance Ratings and Rating Divergence

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings increasingly influence investment and corporate decision‐making, companies face growing pressure to manage their ESG performance strategically. This study examines how firms navigate the fragmented ESG rating landscape marked by significant agency divergence. Based on a multiple‐case study
Selina Hauch
wiley   +1 more source

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