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Tax incentives, bequest motives and the demand for life insurance: evidence from Germany [PDF]

open access: yes
Life insurance, in particular whole life insurance, plays an important role for private saving in Germany. Whole life insurance combines the insurance against uncertain death with a savings plan. Accordingly, a stylized model of life-cycle behavior would
Walliser, Jan, Winter, Joachim
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Leveraging Wind Energy for Electricity and Hydrogen Production: A Sustainable Solution to Power Shortages and Eco‐Friendly Alternative Fuel

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
The article attracts researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders in renewable energy, hydrogen, and sustainable development, as it addresses the critical need for clean, efficient energy solutions. By evaluating the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of integrating wind energy with hydrogen production. The findings offer significant
Mohamed Elnaggar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Life Insurance Consumption in OECD Countries Using FMOLS and DOLS Techniques

open access: yesRisks
This paper aims to examine the determinants of life insurance consumption in 30 OECD countries using panel data from 1996 to 2020. This study uses GDP per capita, Life expectancy, Urbanization, School education, and Health expenditure as the determinants
Maheswaran Srinivasan, Subrata Mitra
doaj   +1 more source

The insurance sector in the Middle East and North Africa : challenges and development agenda [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper studies the causes of the low development of the insurance sector in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region, particularly for long term insurance.
Lester, Rodney
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Patient Satisfaction With Medication Pricing in Community Pharmacy Settings: A Cross‐Sectional Study of Individuals With Comorbidities

open access: yesAGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
The majority of patients in Malaysia purchase medications at community pharmacies for simple medical conditions. One‐fourth of them are not satisfied with the pricing practices at these pharmacies. The majority rely on medical insurance to purchase routine medications.
Amelia Ravindran   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
wiley   +1 more source

An Analysis of Life Insurance Demand Determinants for Selected Asian Economies and India [PDF]

open access: yes
During the post-1990 period, services sector inmost of the Asian economies witnessed growth fuelled by substantial changes in the financial sector of these economies.
Subir Sen
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Ross v. Odom: Income Tax Treatment of Proceeds From Employer Funded and Administered Survivors’ Benefit Programs [PDF]

open access: yes, 1969
Even though an independent insurance company was not utilized, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held in Ross v. Odom that the proceeds from a state established and administered survivors\u27 benefit program were tax exempt as proceeds ...

core   +1 more source

Topological Properties of International Commodity Market: How Uncertainty Affects the Linkages?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the network topology of the international commodity market by examining the interconnections among 21 commodity futures across various categories, including energy, precious and industrial metals, and agriculture. We analyze the market structure of these commodity futures under both low and high uncertainty conditions
Ibrahim Yagli, Bayram Deviren
wiley   +1 more source

Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs in Cultivating Short Food Supply Chains With Urban Indoor Agriculture

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study advances the literature on sustainable urban agriculture and alternative sustainable food production systems, which have gained momentum due to the need to strengthen regional food supply chains and meet the growing urban demand for fresh food. Indoor agriculture (IA) holds promise for year‐round cultivation of fresh produce even in
Joseph Seong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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