Low geopolitics: Credit-rating agencies, the privatization of authority and the new sovereignty
O recente colapso da economia mundial nos lembra como o mundo tornou-se refém de uma série de agentes cujas atividades raramente têm sido parte dos debates sobre geopolítica mundial. Um dos aspectos mais polêmicos tem sido o papel das três grandes agências de qualificação de risco, que utilizam sua influência em termos de posse de informações como meio
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Waves of Uncertainty: Crude Oil Under Geopolitical, Economic, and ESG Turbulence
Dynamic copula and wavelet coherence reveal that geopolitical, economic, and sustainability uncertainties significantly shape crude oil price co‐movements. Long‐term coherence, especially post‐2015, highlights the growing role of ESG risks alongside geopolitical shocks and economic crises in global energy risk transmission.
Sana Braiek +3 more
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An Economic Theory of Foreign Interventions and Regime Change [PDF]
I construct a theory of foreign interventions in which the preferences of the foreign country over alternative local groups are determined by each group's international economic ties.
Roberto Bonfatti
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Pipeline politics and energy (in)security in Central and South-Eastern Europe [PDF]
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Butler, Eamonn
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Prediction of Energy Consumption and Energy Savings in an Urban Vertical Farm Benchmark
This research conducted a comprehensive energy consumption analysis of a vertical farm benchmark integrating cultivation, storage, transportation and office functions. It proposed the adoption of small‐scale wind turbines to reduce energy expenditure, hence addressing various sustainability development goals.
Simeng Xie +2 more
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Global security and economic asymmetry: a comparison of developed and developing countries [PDF]
This paper tackles the asymmetry of economic interests and geopolitics between developed and developing countries. Currently, the geopolitics presupposes that the majority of novel technologies are devised and designed in developed countries with their ...
Britchenko, Igor +2 more
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A Fuzzy Framework for Realized Volatility Prediction: Empirical Evidence From Equity Markets
ABSTRACT This study introduces a realized volatility fuzzy time series (RV‐FTS) model that applies a fuzzy c‐means clustering algorithm to estimate time‐varying c$$ c $$ latent volatility states and their corresponding membership degrees. These memberships are used to construct a fuzzified volatility estimate as a weighted average of cluster centroids.
Shafqat Iqbal, Štefan Lyócsa
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The Impact of Democratization and Globalization on Environmental Sustainability in Brazil
Fossil fuel, economic globalisation, and economic growth drive environmental degradation while democratisation positively influences environmental quality. ABSTRACT Although Brazil still possesses significant ecological reserves, the surplus in its biocapacity has been rapidly declining in recent years.
Mustafa Naimoğlu +3 more
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Earnings Quality and ESG Performance in Energy and Utilities: What Really Matters?
ABSTRACT The paper investigates the controversial relationship between firms' earnings quality and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, focusing on the energy and utility sectors given their significant regulatory pressures, environmental impact, and capital‐intensive nature, which render ESG performance particularly important for ...
Antonios Persakis +2 more
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RUSSIA AND ITS PIPELINE WEAPON [PDF]
In this paper we intend to present the new power which is given to Russia upon EU due to her great natural resources and due to her control upon pipelines. Now Moscow can exert influence upon countries in Europe not through its revolutionary zeal and its
BENEA Ciprian-Beniamin, FODOR Cosmin
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