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Sustainable Investments in the Insurance Sector

Financial and Economic Review, 2022
Achieving global environmental and climate agreements requires the efforts of not only supranational organisations and states, but also the financial sector, including the insurance sector. In addition to the core business of insurance companies, i.e. the undertaking of risk, their investments also play a key role.
Deák, Viktória, Tőrös-Barczel, Nikolett, Holczinger, Norbert, Szebelédi, Ferenc   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of profitability indicators of insurance companies in Serbia [PDF]

Trendovi u Poslovanju
The insurance sector plays an important role for households and companies, as well as the national economy as a whole. In order to determine the growth opportunities of the insurance sector and its contribution to the development of the national economy,
Aničić Anđelka, Cvetković Dragan, Anufrijev Ana, Gavrilović Milan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of Takaful Industry in Turkey: Challenges and Prospects

Journal of Islamic Economics, 2022
The takaful/Islamic Insurance industry is rapidly growing across the globe. However, still, the volume of this sector is very small worldwide as well as in Turkey. This study focuses on discussing the size of growth and investment of Islamic Insurance in
Monzer Kahf, Adem Aman Shıbu
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Other title: Kansas Insurance Department news release

, 2022
This internet resource contains news releases issued throughout the yearDon’t let cupid’s arrow pierce the pocketbook -- Budget-busting emergency medical bills are on the decline -- White-collar criminal begins prison sentence -- Investment Tips ...
Kansas. Insurance Department.
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Panel Time Series Models to Investigate Causality Between Insurance and Economic Growth in GCC Countries

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences, 2021
Developing a country’s insurance sector positively affects its economic growth. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the existence and extent of mutual effects or causal relationships between the insurance sector and economic growth in Gulf Cooperation ...
Elsayed Elashkar, Abdullah Alnefaiee, Mohammad Zayed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Tail Dependence-Based MST and Their Topological Indicators in Modeling Systemic Risk in the European Insurance Sector

Risks, 2020
In the present work, we analyze the dynamics of indirect connections between insurance companies that result from market price channels. In our analysis, we assume that the stock quotations of insurance companies reflect market sentiments, which ...
Anna Denkowska, Stanisław Wanat
doaj   +1 more source