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More than just loyalty? Understanding members’ investment in their cooperatives’ tradable preferred shares

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Guided by behavioural economics, this paper examines the factors shaping members’ investments in tradable and appreciable preferred shares issued by their cooperatives. These shares possess characteristics of both bonds and long‐term equity, and when tradable, they acquire a market value that helps mitigate issues related to the vaguely ...
Julia Höhler, Charlotte Larsson, Louise Lidebjer, Jerker Nilsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A survey of student loan burden among United States Chiropractors: Insights on debt, relief, and educational value. [PDF]

PLoS One
Schut SM, Cupler ZA, Coleman BC.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Effects of External Macroeconomic Shocks and Uncertainty on Bangladesh's Fiscal Sustainability

Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, Bangladesh has adopted a deficit‐biased fiscal policy, supported by robust GDP growth and relatively low interest rates, capitalizing on its access to concessional financing. However, Bangladesh's graduation to lower‐middle‐income status and its gradual integration into the global economy have exposed the country to external ...
Mohammad Mahabub Alam
wiley   +1 more source

Agroecology and Transformative Adaptation to Climate Change

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines transformative adaptation to climate change through the EFICAS Project (Eco‐Friendly Intensification and Climate‐resilient Agricultural Systems) implemented across 12 upland communities in northern Laos from 2014 to 2020.
Jean‐Christophe Castella
wiley   +1 more source

Punctuated decline of human cooperation. [PDF]

Nature
Sabin N, Klinowski D, Reed-Tsochas F.
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Women Make Better Borrowers and Loan Officers? Evidence From Afghanistan

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how gender is associated with microfinance loan performance in Afghanistan, a conservative and conflict‐affected society. We use data from over 9500 borrowers across Taliban‐ and government‐controlled areas for the period from January 2017 to February 2020, before the 2021 Taliban takeover.
Mustafa Disli, Shakir Jalaly, Laurent Weill   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transforming financial documents into credit decisions using explainable artificial intelligence and optical character recognition. [PDF]

MethodsX
Malave S, Khemani B, Patil H, Nandurkar S, Nandurkar O, Nayak A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Resource‐Constrained Small Private Firms Support Incumbent or Nonincumbent Factions? Evidence From Chinese Township and Village Enterprises

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on corporate political strategy emphasizes firm—government engagement but largely treats governments as unitary and political alignment as stable. Drawing on stakeholder theory and the behavioral theory of the firm (BTOF), this study challenges these assumptions by examining how resource‐constrained small private firms navigate ...
Lee Li, Gongming Qian
wiley   +1 more source

Unlocking the financing potential of forest-based carbon assets: a valuation framework for pledge lending under uncertainty in China. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zhang Y, Zhang J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Chinese Lending and Sovereign Debt Distress in Developing Countries

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China has emerged as the world's largest bilateral creditor to developing countries, yet its effects on sovereign debt outcomes remain contested. Competing theoretical perspectives predict opposing effects: Chinese lending may increase debt vulnerability through opacity, moral hazard, and unsustainable obligations, or reduce it by providing ...
Patrick E. Shea
wiley   +1 more source