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Linkage Between Electoral Cycle and the Discouragement of African Firms in the Credit Market
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the linkage between the electoral cycle and the discouragement of SMEs in the credit market of 14 African countries. It focuses on 12,145 firms over the period 2006–2020. The results obtained from Probit estimates show elections are negatively linked with the discouragement of firms in the credit market.
Cherif Abdramane, Simplice A. Asongu
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Forced expiratory volume in one second: A novel predictor of work disability in subjects with suspected obstructive sleep apnea. [PDF]
Stendardo M +8 more
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Striking for a Just Transition? North American Auto Unions and the Electric Vehicle Transition
ABSTRACT Decarbonization heightens risks for workers, but union strategies shape how these risks are managed and whether new jobs offer quality employment. This paper compares U.S. and Canadian auto unions during the 2023 Detroit Three bargaining, focusing on strategic capacities and internal politics to explain their divergent responses to the EV ...
Mathieu Dupuis, Ian Greer, Dongwoo Park
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ABSTRACT The recent rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is fundamentally changing the way businesses operate, with many now investing heavily in this technology. However, businesses are still exploring ways to extract value from GenAI and develop organisational capabilities.
Ashish Jagdish Sharma +4 more
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Characterization of Lithia‐Based Machinable Glass‐Ceramic Materials
ABSTRACT Objective Lithia‐based glass ceramics lead the indirect single‐unit restoration market, but the underlying evidence is dominated by a single material. New materials have been introduced. The purpose was to investigate the elemental composition, elemental oxide composition, as‐fabricated surface morphology, as‐fabricated flexural strength ...
Anvita Maharishi +2 more
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Relationships of Serum Iron Parameters and Hemoglobin with Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. [PDF]
Kim MH, Kim YH, Lee DC.
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Tariffs and Foreign Direct Investment in a Dynamic North–South Model
Abstract This paper examines how import tariffs by a developed country (the North) and a developing country (the South) affect innovation and foreign direct investment (FDI) using a quality ladder model. We show that a Northern import tariff raises the relative wage of Northern labor, but impedes innovation and FDI. This may worsen Northern welfare. By
TATSURO IWAISAKO, HITOSHI TANAKA
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Heterogeneity in Imperfect Inflation Expectations: Theory and Evidence from a Novel Survey
Abstract Using survey data from Germany, we study heterogeneity in how households form inflation expectations. We elicit (i) uncertainty in perceptions of current inflation and (ii) how persistent households perceive inflation to be. Combining these with standard survey questions on inflation, we infer laws of motion for expectations at the individual ...
ALISTAIR MACAULAY, JAMES MOBERLY
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