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Does Banking Diversity Matter for Credit Access? Evidence on SMES in Europe

open access: yesKyklos, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 478-499, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates SMEs' access to credit from the perspective of the biodiversity argument in banking, a conceptual framework that has been largely overlooked in the literature. Using bank‐ and firm‐level data for eight European countries from 2014 to 2022, I empirically assess the role of bank diversity—measured by the Gini‐Simpson ...
Francesco Trivieri
wiley   +1 more source

Control or Representation? Government‐Opposition Dynamics and the Use of Geographic Parliamentary Questions

open access: yesLegislative Studies Quarterly, Volume 51, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Parliamentary questions (PQs) are key instruments of legislative oversight and representation. However, research often treats these functions in isolation—overlooking important variation within the instrument itself. This paper addresses this gap by focusing on PQs with geographic references (geo‐PQs) and their use by government and opposition
Morten Harmening
wiley   +1 more source

Non‐Members in a Tight Spot: How Norway Navigated Autonomy in EU Pandemic Management

open access: yesReview of Policy Research, Volume 43, Issue 3, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This study offers new insights into how closely integrated non‐member states navigate tensions between autonomy and dependence when urgent policy responses are required within complex supranational frameworks. It does so by exploring how these non‐members exercise their “wriggle room”—a tailored sub‐category of the broader concept of autonomy ...
Sjoerd Alexander de Winter
wiley   +1 more source

The Limits of the Possible: Third Sector Employability Support for Vulnerable Users and the Challenge of Job Quality

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 335-345, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Many third‐sector organisations (TSOs) deliver employability support for vulnerable groups, but can they address the quality of jobs their users enter? The question is timely in the UK, given structural constraints presented by its neoliberal labour market/welfare regime and the recently elected Labour Government's aim of moving job centres ...
Jonathan Payne   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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