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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Islamic Finance and its Contribution to Solving the Current Financial Crisis

International Journal of Management Studies, 2010
As a result of the global financial crisis and its effects on the world economy, there is an increasing awareness and exploration of more vigorous frameworks and types of financial tools and intermediations. With its emphasis on asset-backed transactions,
Mohamed Sharif Bashir
doaj   +3 more sources

Leveraging Wind Energy for Electricity and Hydrogen Production: A Sustainable Solution to Power Shortages and Eco‐Friendly Alternative Fuel

Advanced 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, Wael A. Salah, Hala J. El‐Khozondar, Yasser F. Nassar, Mohammed J. K. Bashir   +4 more
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Islamic finance for entrepreneurship activities and economic growth: a parametric and non-parametric analysis from Malaysia [PDF]

PSU Research Review
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between Islamic finance for entrepreneurship activities and economic growth in Malaysia within the model of endogenous growth.
Mohammed Ayoub Ledhem, Warda Moussaoui
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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

ISLAMIC SOCIAL FINANCE ECOSYSTEM AND THE ROLE OF CROWDFUNDING: A PROPOSED MODEL

Hamdard Islamicus, 2023
Social finance is a naïve concept in the mainstream of social entrepreneurial and finance literature. Particularly, in Islamic finance environment it could not attract significant attention from the researchers, academicians, and practitioners.
ABIDULLAH KHAN, RADITYA SUKMANA, ABID MAHMOOD   +2 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parents' WhatsApp coping resources in the context of ongoing political conflicts: An ecological exploration

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Mobile technologies have become significant resources for crisis communication and social support in recent years. However, despite empirical evidence pointing to the centrality of these technologies for parenthood in everyday life, it is yet unknown how parents' coping resources play a role in the digital environment.
Daphna Yeshua‐Katz, Stav Shapira, Orna Braun‐Lewensohn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial disintermediation and Profitability of Global Islamic Banks

European Journal of Islamic Finance, 2017
Recently Islamic banks are experiencing rapid growth in Islamic countries as well as non-Islamic countries. The profitability of the Islamic banks is based on the different instruments as a share of total financing.
Noman Arshed, Shakeel Riaz, Tehseen Mohsan Khan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Delivering a family‐based child mental health promotion program among two resettled refugee communities during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Lessons learned in a hybrid type II implementation‐effectiveness randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Resettled refugee families face elevated mental health risks, compounded by structural and cultural barriers. The Family Strengthening Intervention for Resettlement (FSIR), co‐developed with resettled refugee communities, aims to improve family functioning and child mental health.
Euijin Jung, Candace Black, Matias Placencio‐Castro, Lila Chamlagai, Rilwan Osman, Morgan Hoffman, William Beardslee, Theresa S. Betancourt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source