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Economic Power of Political Leaders: Evidence From Central Leaders' Local Tours in China

open access: yesThe Developing Economies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Do political leaders play a role in shaping economic outcomes? Can we quantify and compare the economic influence of contemporary political leaders? This paper examines the economic impact of autocratic leadership through the lens of firm visits in China, offering a unique empirical strategy to assess their influence.
Asei Ito, Jaehwan Lim, Hongyong Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

A qualitative assessment of quantitative easing sentiment

open access: yesEconomic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract This mixed‐method study undertakes a comprehensive inquiry of the public discourse on social media surrounding quantitative easing (QE) across the US, the UK, and the European Union. Utilizing a unique tweet dataset, we reveal the sentiment polarity toward QE policy to be strongly negative, at 71.27%, with positive sentiment a mere 4.25 ...
Niamh Wylie, Martha O’Hagan‐Luff
wiley   +1 more source

Causal interventions in bond multi-dealer-to-client platforms. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Marín Martínez P   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

When do proxy advisors improve corporate decisions?

open access: yesEconomic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper studies the impact of proxy advisors on shareholder decision‐making. We posit two assumptions: (i) the board is at least as well informed as any individual shareholder; (ii) shareholders can condition their information acquisition on the proxy advisor's (PA) recommendation.
Berno Buechel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Does Mandated Non‐Financial Disclosure Affect Corporate Cash Holdings? Evidence From the CSR Disclosure Mandate in China

open access: yesEconomics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine whether and how mandatory non‐financial disclosure affects corporate cash holdings. Using a panel data set of Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2005 to 2012 and exploiting the introduction of mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure for a subset of firms as a quasi‐natural experiment, we find that firms subject to ...
Adrian Cheung, Tianpei Luo, Siwen Song
wiley   +1 more source

Networks paving the way: Apprenticeship, guilds, and access to mastership in early modern Genoa

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates how kinship and professional networks shaped labour market outcomes in the guild‐based labour market of early modern Genoa. Using a newly constructed dataset of more than 8,000 apprenticeship contracts (1451–1530), I examine the extent to which family and guild connections influenced apprentices' chances of attaining ...
Alessandro Brioschi
wiley   +1 more source

From supply to strategy: leveraging central medical stores experiences and information for health system strengthening. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Pharm Policy Pract
Tarrafeta-Sayas MB   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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