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Responding to Information‐Based Regulation: A Behavioral Analysis of the UK's Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Regulators increasingly rely on public information disclosure to influence organizational behaviors. Prior research is mixed on the effects of information‐based instruments in an environment of abundant online information. The study applies a behavioral perspective to examine how regulatory ratings shape the responses of regulated entities by ...
Panos Panagiotopoulos, Frances Bowen
wiley   +1 more source

Mother-Daughter Vessel Operation and Maintenance Routing Optimization for Offshore Wind Farms Using Restructuring Particle Swarm Optimization. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Qi Y, Luo H, Huang G, Hou P, Jin R, Luo Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Quantifying Mozambique's Peace Dividend: An Application of the Synthetic Control Method

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the synthetic control method and data from 20 African countries, this study quantifies the peace dividend in Mozambique, a country that experienced over 15 years of civil war. More specifically, we use data from 1977 to 2018 to investigate whether the end of the civil war in Mozambique in 1992 brought significant benefits to the country ...
Tendai Gwatidzo, Aldo Sitoe, Busani Moyo
wiley   +1 more source

Demographic and work-related correlates of general and workplace loneliness among employees in Japan: a large-scale descriptive cross-sectional study. [PDF]

J Occup Health
Kawakami N, Shimazu A, Eguchi H, Watanabe K, Matsuzaki K, Inoue R, Kikuchi N, Sekine Y, Tsutsumi A.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Foreign Investments Promote Export Diversification in a Host Country? Evidence From China's Investment in Africa

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The heavy reliance of many African nations on a few export products (typically primary products) for export earnings often creates significant development challenges. China's participation in Africa has been steadily growing, presenting both opportunities and risks for the continent's economic progress. This study aims to analyse the impact of
Aliyu Buhari Isah
wiley   +1 more source

Association between allergic rhinitis and work productivity in a nonclinical setting: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

J Occup Health
Sekine Y, Watanabe K, Horiguchi H, Muto G, Miyajima E, Kikuchi N, Tsutsumi A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

PROTOCOL: The Effects of Land Management Policies on the Environment and People in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Campbell Syst Rev
Marion P, Storhaug I, Lee S, Romero C, Parrao CG, Snilstveit B.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Economy of Bulgaria - October 2011 [PDF]

, 2011
Center for Economic Development, Bulgaria
core  

Grocery Retail Location Patterns in Brno: Clustering, Inequality and Street Network Centrality

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract This study aims to evaluate the spatial distribution and clustering patterns of grocery retail chains in Brno, Czech Republic, focusing on national and multinational stores. By employing Geographic Information Systems and advanced spatial analysis techniques, including the nearest neighbour method, standard deviational ellipse, Kernel density ...
Josef Kunc, František Križan, Markéta Novotná, Ján Výbošťok, Klára Charvátová, Kristína Bilková   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic alliances and green innovation bubbles: drivers, distortions, and environmental consequences. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Wang H, Xiang J, Xie T.
europepmc   +1 more source