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An empirical analysis of percentage tax designation to the catholic church and other social entities in Spain

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Since 2007, the Spanish State's contribution to funding the Catholic Church comes from what is known as the ‘tax allocation’ (asignación tributaria). It is a pure system of percentage tax designation consisting of 0.7% of the tax liability of taxpayers who decide to tick the relevant box on their personal income tax form.
Ángela Castillo‐Murciego, Julio López‐Laborda, Guillermo Peña   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contacts and Activities of the Latvia’s and Lithuania’s Roerich Societies in the “Theosophical Anti-Soviet Underground” in the 1940s: Based on the Materials of Latvian SSR MGB Case

Acta Humanitarica Academiae Saulensis
On June 1, 1949, the Ministry for State Security of the Latvian SSR (LSSR MGB) initiated an investigation case, which within five months until October 29, 1949, grew into an accusation against fourteen persons for belonging to the “Theosophical anti ...
Uldis Krėslinis
doaj   +1 more source

Global Apparel Value Chain in the Post‐MFA Era: Exploring Bangladesh's Competitive Edge

Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study revisits Bangladesh's competitive edge by examining patterns of global apparel trade during the post‐Multi‐Fibre Arrangement (MFA) era using a large bilateral panel of 27 leading apparel exporters trading with 163 destinations with coverage of 90% of the world apparel exports.
Abul Bashar Mohammed Fakhruzzaman
wiley   +1 more source

When Jobs Change: Skills Mismatch and the Value of Training

British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the impact of rapidly changing skill requirements on skills mismatch in Europe and the role of training in mitigating adverse effects. Using data on approximately 70 million online job vacancies, we estimate the extent to which occupational skill requirements changed between 2019 and 2023 across European Union (EU ...
Lorcan Kelly, Paul Redmond, Luke Brosnan
wiley   +1 more source

Public Dental Expenditure and Dental Visits in Europe and Japan

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Dental care is important for oral health, but access to dental services is subject to social inequalities and varies between countries. Despite this, few cross‐national studies have examined how public dental expenditure relates to dental service use among older adults. This study aimed to investigate the associations between public
Yuko Inoue, Jun Aida, Richard G. Watt, Anja Heilmann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Continental‐wide prioritization of protected areas to address global and habitat‐specific goals for avian biodiversity conservation

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Nations and European Union have set ambitious conservation goals to halt and reverse declines in biodiversity by protecting 30% of land and sea areas by 2030. Effective conservation planning requires evidence‐based spatial prioritization to maximize the coverage of species within designated protected areas.
Yanjie Xu, Diego Pavón‐Jordán, Tyler Hallman, Tristan R. M. Bakx, Lluís Brotons, Sergi Herrando, Alison Johnston, Brett K. Sandercock, Thomas Sattler, Alaaeldin Soultan, Vitalie Ajder, Dawn E. Balmer, Brian Burke, Thiago Cavalcante, Tomasz Chodkiewicz, Ruud P. B. Foppen, Anthony D. Fox, Verena Keller, Tatiana Kornienko, Peter Knaus, Heini Kujala, Åke Lindström, Qenan Maxhuni, Károly Nagy, Ingar Jostein Øien, Tomas Pärt, Dimitrije Radišić, Draženko Z. Rajković, Iván Ramirez, Paul Shimmings, Karel Šťastný, Thomas Vikstrøm, Tomasz Wilk, Aleksi Lehikoinen   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Trade Agreements and International R&D Spillovers: Implications for Developing Countries

The Developing Economies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We provide new evidence on heterogeneous international research and development (R&D) spillovers from partners of regional trade agreements (RTAs) and non‐partners using a sample of 45 economies in the period 1995–2017. We construct separate R&D stocks for RTA partners and non‐partners and find that spillovers from RTA partners are stronger ...
Yukiko Sawada, Rinki Ito, Naoto Jinji
wiley   +1 more source

Freely (Un)Equal

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender equality in the economy is a key issue on the political agenda. Western countries have long pursued policies promoting free competitive markets, with the EU focusing on harmonisation for market freedom. This study examines how economic freedom impacts gender equality using an instrumental variable approach. Results reveal mixed effects:
Matteo Migheli
wiley   +1 more source

Access to Credit and Employment Liquidation. Firm‐Level Evidence From Eastern and Central Europe (2001–2007)

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the changes in the structure of employment in Central and Eastern European firms between 2001 and 2007, before the Global Financial Crisis and following the reforms in the labour and credit markets in these economies.
Elisabetta Magnani
wiley   +1 more source

The Political U: New Evidence on the Economic Costs of Hybrid Regimes

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent research establishes a positive causal effect from democracy to income, although this evidence relies mostly on binary regime classifications. We extend the identification framework of Acemoglu et al. (2019) to a classification that distinguishes democracies, autocracies, and hybrid regimes for about 170 countries over 1960–2024.
Nauro F. Campos, Fabrizio Coricelli, Marco Frigerio   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source