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Null Effects of the State Pension Age on Mortality in the Netherlands

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increasing the state pension (SP) age in the Netherlands from 65 years in 2012 to 67 in 2024 has been shown to cause individuals to work longer. This study addresses a concern regarding possible adverse health effects of an increased SP‐age, for example, because individuals trade health investments for working time. We empirically investigated
Adriaan Kalwij, Arie Kapteyn
wiley   +1 more source

Flexibility in International Investment Law: Legal Efficacy of Public Health Escape Clauses

Groningen Journal of International Law
In article, I assess whether core terms in recent investment treaties can serve their designed objective by analysing the efficacy of public health exceptions or “escape clauses”.
Dominic Npoanlari Dagbanja
doaj   +1 more source

MFN Provisions in Bilateral Investment Treaties of South Asian Countries: An Analysis

, 2021
A number of Bilateral Investment Treaties have been signed with South Asian countries (BITs). MFN clauses were added in these treaties, and they were construed extremely broadly, allowing investors to borrow favorable dispute settlement measures from ...
Shuvo, Md Atekul Islam Nur
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Developing a Z‐ESG Score Model for Assessing Corporate ESG Performance

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study we develop a novel, unique ESG rating model that exploits the logic of the Z‐score by Altman (1968) to discriminate between ESG performing and non‐ESG performing firms using indicators of ESG performance for each of the three pillars (Environmental, Social, Governance) in place of financial ratios.
Edward I. Altman, Francesco Baldi, Claudia D'Ippolito, Antonio Salvi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fiscal Cyclicality and Debt Sustainability: Evidence From Over a Century of Data

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a historical fiscal dataset for a group of 11 economies over the period 1880–2022, we examine debt sustainability and fiscal policy cyclicality and assess the factors influencing fiscal behaviour. We find that positive and statistically significant responses of primary balances to debt emerge in specific historical episodes and ...
Christos Chrysanthakopoulos, Franciscos Koutentakis, Athanasios Tagkalakis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Determines BITs? [PDF]

Bilateral investment treaties (BITs) have proliferated over the past 50 years such that the number of pairs of countries with BITs is roughly as large as the number of country-pairs that belong to bilateral or regional preferential trade agreements (PTAs)
Peter Egger, Jeffrey H. Bergstrand
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Role clarity and organizational capacity as prerequisites for reducing readmissions: Comparing high‐ and low‐performing VA facilities

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Older adults face a high risk of unplanned hospital readmissions during transitions from hospital to home. Despite system‐wide initiatives, substantial variation persists across Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities. Objective To identify organizational factors and transitional care processes associated with high and low ...
Nicholas A. Rattray, Mindy E. Flanagan, Claire E. Donnelly, Jennifer L. Myers, Caroline B. Madrigal, Cathy C. Schubert, Ashley L. Schwartzkopf, Laura J. Myers, Shivani K. Jindal, Robert E. Burke, Luci K. Leykum, Mel L. Anderson, Scotte R. Hartronft, Dawn M. Bravata   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

MEDIATION AS AN AMICABLE MEANS WITHIN THE INVESTOR-STATE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT CLAUSE: A BASIC SURVEY OF RUSSIAN BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES

Правовое государство: теория и практика
In the last decade, many endeavors have been done to reform the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) clause by International organizations such as ICSID, OECD, UNCITRAL and UNCTAD.
Abadikhah Mostafa, NIGMATULLIN Rishat Vakhidovich   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Time and Free Trade Agreements: Implications for the AfCFTA

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how free trade agreements (FTAs) can boost economic growth by increasing trade, with clear implications for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Our main finding is that in general, the effects of FTAs are delayed by at least 3 years on average for intra‐African trade.
Michael Olabisi, Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool‐Tasie, Evans Osabuohien   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food Security Versus Environmental Health: The Nitrogen Dilemma

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nitrogen is an essential element for plant growth and, consequently, crop production. However, the cycling of nitrogen in the environment can have negative effects. Here, we review the historical development of scientific and public awareness of these effects and the influence this has had on political action to control them.
Henrike Mielenz, Norbert Bischoff, Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl, Uwe Häußermann, Kurt‐Christian Kersebaum, Karin Rather, Burkhard Stever‐Schoo, Reinhard Well, Claas Nendel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source