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Kryptonite for Cryptocurrencies? What Are the Effects of Regulatory Controls on Bitcoin Returns and Volatility?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of regulatory controls on Bitcoin's excess returns and volatility. The paper innovates by proxying changes in the regulatory environment using global Google search volume intensity data. The generated regulatory indices accurately identify episodes of regulatory tightening within cryptocurrency markets.
Robert Mullings
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No Apologies? The Role of Apology for Structural‐Historical Injustice

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During this era of political apologies, a new literature has emerged in historical injustice interrogating the relationship between structural and historical injustice, with various theories conceptualising the relationship in different ways. Interestingly, ‘apology’ rarely appears in this literature.
Maeve McKeown
wiley   +1 more source

Other title: Title from Lobbying statistics home page: Lobbying statistics reports. Annual reports

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2012-; Harvested from the web on 6/5/14The information contained within this report is compiled from data entered into the Ohio Lobbying Activity Center (OLAC) by registered lobbyists and their clients.

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Determinants of corporate lobbying intensity in the lease standard-setting process

Revista de Contabilidad: Spanish Accounting Review, 2016
The highly controversial lease standard-setting project that will replace the standards currently in place, establishes a new approach that includes the recognition of all assets and liabilities associated with lease contracts on the balance sheet ...
Lucía Mellado, Laura Parte
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The structure of lobbying and protection in U.S. agriculture [PDF]

The author surveys the empirical literature on the political economy of agricultural protection. He uses a detailed data set of agricultural Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions over five U.S.
Gawande, Kishore
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Gubernatorial Re‐Election Incentives, Local Investment Bias, and Pension Fund Performance

Journal of Corporate Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of gubernatorial re‐election incentive and political factors on US public pension funds from 1990 to 2022. Our empirical analysis finds no significant overall relationship between gubernatorial re‐election incentives and local bias in the full sample.
Hongxian Zhang, Liang Guo, Jun (Maggie) Hao, Yu (Steve) Liu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Faster Recalls of Dangerous Medical Devices: Does Ownership by Large Institutional Investors Matter?

Journal of Operations Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recall delays expose consumers to prolonged risk and undermine a firm's long‐term performance and reputation. Building on agency theory's conceptualization of principal‐agent relationships, we theorize that large institutional investors play an important monitoring role wherein their ownership encourages faster recalls. We then build on agency
Jessica L. Darby, Kaitlin D. Wowak, David J. Ketchen Jr., Brian L. Connelly   +3 more
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Corporate Psychopaths as Risk Factors: The Role of Managerial Control and Competition for Risk Governance

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing prevalence of corporate scandals and dysfunction linked to psychopathic leaders has prompted significant research into the drivers and effects of psychopathy in business. This paper examines corporate psychopathy, focusing on individuals with extreme selfishness, callousness, and manipulative behavior who often achieve ...
Florian Fuchs
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When Do Firms Hire Lobbyists? The Organization of Lobbying at the Federal Communications Commission [PDF]

This paper examines the explanatory power of transaction cost economics to explain vertical integration decisions for lobbying by firms. We examine 150 lobbying contacts at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the issue of payphone compensation
James J. Kim, John M. de Figueiredo
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