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Partisan Cities: How State‐Local Political Alignment Shapes Credit Risk and Information Processing in the Municipal Bond Market

Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper studies how partisan alignment between city leaders and state governors shapes information processing and bond pricing in the municipal bond market. Using a novel data set on 1,045 U.S. cities from 2005 to 2019, we show that cities with the same political affiliation as the state governor face 9 basis points lower borrowing costs ...
RAMONA DAGOSTINO, ANYA NAKHMURINA
wiley   +1 more source

How has the global food governance system evolved, and what challenges does it currently pose for food systems transformation? A narrative review and synthesis of the literature. [PDF]

Global Health
Slater S, Lawrence M, Wood B, Nisbett N, Baker P.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Stabilizing intergovernmental transfers in Latin America : a complement to national/subnational fiscal rules? [PDF]

The traditional theory of fiscal federalism assigns the role of macroeconomic stabilization to the federal government. In addition to this long-standing theoretical result, there is empirical observation that federal governments in developing countries ...
Gonzalez, Christian Y., Rosenblatt, David, Webb, Steven B.   +2 more
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Sustainable Development Goals Applied to the Maritime Transportation Sector: Setting Sail for the Future

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to eradicate poverty, protect the environment, and promote prosperity through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving these goals requires a multi‐sectoral approach. Maritime transportation, vital to the global economy, significantly contributes to several SDGs and plays a strategic ...
Cátia Sousa, Ana Brasão, Tiago Silva, Stanislau Tserashkovich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Africa's Critical Role in Shaping and Implementing the Pandemic Agreement's PABS Annex in an Era of Fragmentation. [PDF]

Global Health
Evaborhene NA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Outcomes of territorial competition and the role of intergovernmental transfers among Mexican regions [PDF]

In an environment of growing globalization, which goes along with a relative increase of factor mobility, the role of territories and its competitiveness is under debate.
Alejandra Trejo, Cristina Ibarra
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Estimating the Carbon Footprint of External Beam Radiotherapy: Should This Be a Concern for LMICs?

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose This study aims to estimate the carbon footprint associated with external beam radiotherapy in a low‐ and middle‐income country (LMIC) context, specifically at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), and to evaluate whether sustainability should be a priority alongside treatment access in such radiation therapy settings.
Afua A. Yorke, Komakech Ignatius, John L. Schreiner, Tomas Kron   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eliminating hunger in a world serious about climate mitigation. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Burney JA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Green Equals Green? The Divergent Policy Logics of Climate and Biodiversity Governance

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based instruments (MBIs) are increasingly promoted in international biodiversity and climate governance. This article argues that biodiversity policy has distinct dynamics and complexities that require approaches beyond economic instruments. By analyzing key concepts such as ecosystem services, biodiversity offsets, and MBIs, this study
Florian Zenglein
wiley   +1 more source

Fiscal transfers and public health services in China: a macro-micro analysis. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Tu X, Yan J, Wang Y, Zheng J.
europepmc   +1 more source