ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama +3 more
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National cost of intensive care in Japan from 2018 to 2022. [PDF]
Ohbe H +13 more
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Bank Income Smoothing, Societal Patriarchy and Policy Uncertainty
ABSTRACT Using a sample of 745 banks from 26 OECD countries over the period 1997–2023, we investigate the moderating effects of societal patriarchy on bank income smoothing (IS), amidst policy uncertainty (PU). Results indicate that in periods of high PU, banks operating in highly patriarchal societies tend to curtail the use of loan loss provisions ...
Tanveer Ahsan +4 more
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The Impact of Economic Distress on Primary Headache Visits Under the Strain of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study. [PDF]
Yilmaz MC, Ozaydin O, Aydin K.
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Does Digital Banking Promote Remittance Receipts? Evidence From Developing Countries
ABSTRACT In the realm of technological advancement, like many sectors, the financial sector swiftly embraced digital transformation to help facilitate financial transactions, especially remittance receipts. The digitalisation of the banking sector has made transfers and access to funds quite easier, faster, and more economical by reducing transaction ...
Syed Ali Abbas +2 more
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Prescription stimulant consumption in the United States compared with 35 other countries. [PDF]
Bachhuber MA, Jordan AE, Piper BJ.
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The Impact of Economic Growth on Insurance (Growth)
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of economic growth on insurance (growth), focusing on the outflow side of the insurance activity, as captured by benefits (including commissions and expenses). The findings provide evidence that economic growth does exert a positive, statistically significant impact on the benefit side of insurance (growth ...
Nicholas Apergis +2 more
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International Availability and Price of Ultraexpensive Drugs in Medicare Part D.
Kim AS, Kang SY.
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Analysis of fossil fuel consumption and socioeconomic drivers of respiratory disease mortality in G7 countries: an ARDL and VAR model approach. [PDF]
Martins T +4 more
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Stock Price Deviations From Fundamentals Levels: Mis‐Valuation due to Investor Overconfidence?
ABSTRACT We use the Residual Income Valuation Model to obtain fundamental values for sample stocks in six Eurozone markets. We then estimate the deviation between the fundamental values and actual stock prices. Subsequently, we examine whether these deviations can be systematically explained by business cycle trends, trends in local economic sentiment,
Stella N. Spilioti +1 more
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