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Local Solutions to Structural Issues: The Fetishization of Custom in Rural Development Interventions in Côte d'Ivoire

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the paradox of seeking local solutions in rural development when conflicts result from structural transformations of the agrarian economy driven by national political choices. Since the 1990s, participatory approaches inspired by neo‐institutionalist theories of local governance have encouraged development actors to view ...
Toni‐Giovanni Pegurri
wiley   +1 more source

Control and optimization of a half-car active suspension system with classical and modified PID-based controllers using metaheuristic techniques. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Aysal FE, Mengi OÖ, Güven AF, Bajaj M, Blazek V, Hunko I.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Role of Rivals in Resource Picking from Factor Markets

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract While we know that rivals' activities in product markets are an important source of information, we know little about how firms set expectations and react to information emerging from competitors in strategic factor markets. Our theoretical framework examines this question and explains how rivals' actions in factor markets shape a firm's own ...
Jason T. Sigler, Thomas Klueter, Jaideep Anand   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asthma among Sámi in Sweden: a population-based register study. [PDF]

Int J Circumpolar Health
San Sebastian M, San Sebastián EX, Stoor JP.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Uninformative news, limited attention and institutional investors

Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract Using the universe of transaction‐level data in the U.S. corporate bond market around uninformative downgrades, we find an abnormal increase in trading volume, abnormal bond returns, and a subsequent reversal. On the contrary, we do not find a reversal for abnormal bond returns associated with informative rating actions.
Maria Efthymiou, Pingyi Lou, Andreas Milidonis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Herding towards pygmalion: Examining the cultural dimension of market and bank based systems. [PDF]

Heliyon
Saltik Ö, Rehman WU, Kaymaz T, Degirmen S.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Networked Regional Resilience: Diffusion of Risk and Adaptation Across Interconnected Regions

Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Regions face not only direct exposure to economic and physical shocks but also indirect consequences of actions in interconnected regions. This paper examines how socio‐spatial networks shape regional resilience to contagious shocks through dynamic feedback between risk diffusion and adaptation diffusion.
Xiaoyi Han, Yilan Xu, Yi Huang, Linlin Fan, Minhong Xu, Song Gao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

First results from the mustatils of the Harrat Khaybar: New insights into neolithic cult in Northwest Saudi Arabia. [PDF]

PLoS One
Kennedy M, Strolin L, McMahon J, Abahussain A, Alqaibari A, Alshehri N, Thomas H.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Herd Effects in United States Internal Migration: Complementary Emulation Mechanisms Across Distance and Educational Attainment

Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Internal migration in the United States is highly structured, concentrating into persistent corridors that link specific origins and destinations. While earlier studies have focused on social networks and push‐pull factors, less is known about how individuals emulate migration choices across regions. This study decomposes herd effects into two
Shih‐Keng Yen, Ernesto F. L. Amaral
wiley   +1 more source

Herding during different types of crises: The COVID-19 health crisis and Russia-Ukraine political crisis. [PDF]

Heliyon
Aljifri R.
europepmc   +1 more source