International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has produced the most robust international insolvency regime applicable to countries around the world. The Model Law on Cross‐Border Insolvency (1997) is widely accepted and already very popular among African countries.
Pontian N. Okoli
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A 2019 Social Accounting Matrix for Burkina Faso with Agricultural Activities and Household Groups Disaggregated by Agroecological Zones. [PDF]
Data BriefHouessou MAK +3 more
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Earnings Quality and ESG Performance in Energy and Utilities: What Really Matters?
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper investigates the controversial relationship between firms' earnings quality and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, focusing on the energy and utility sectors given their significant regulatory pressures, environmental impact, and capital‐intensive nature, which render ESG performance particularly important for ...
Antonios Persakis +2 more
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Endogenous green technology innovation and diffusion with strategic international spillovers. [PDF]
Carbon Balance ManagFeng Z.
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Material ESG Performance and Bid Premium in Merger and Acquisition Deals
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the firm‐level and country‐level environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on bid premiums in cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. We document considerable variations in bid premiums. Higher carbon emissions are associated with higher bid premiums, suggesting that acquirers may perceive ...
Ndubuisi Ezenwa +2 more
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Bacterial defense mechanisms against bacteriophages: an evolutionary arms race. [PDF]
Arch MicrobiolIbrahim R, Aranjani JM.
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Effect of Prudential Policies on Sovereign Bond Markets: Evidence From the ASEAN‐4 Countries
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of prudential policies on the sovereign vulnerability of ASEAN‐4 countries. We measure sovereign vulnerability within the network connectedness of sovereign bonds between ASEAN‐4 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand) and six other countries (the US, the UK, the European Union, China ...
Joshua Aizenman +4 more
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Targeting macrophages in OA nanomedicine: Therapeutic opportunity or delivery delusion? A pragmatic reappraisal. [PDF]
Asian J Pharm SciYao Q, Fu B, Kou L.
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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
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The impacts of China's low-carbon technology trade on modern energy access in Africa: the role of domestic absorptive capacity. [PDF]
Sci RepBorojo DG, Miao M.
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