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Comparative Analysis of the Situation of Ethnic Minorities in Kosovo and the Republic of North Macedonia [PDF]

, 2019
This paper aims at discussing the matter of the national minorities in Kosovo and the Republic of North Macedonia. Role, position and the rights of the national minorities are the key focus of this study.
Halili, Zenun
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Environmental Policy Without Implementation? A Review of Factors Contributing to Implementation Gaps in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The sound formation of robust environmental policies is increasingly important for low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to achieve their national objectives and international commitments. However, policy implementation can be complex, and environmental policies may not be prioritised given other critical socio‐economic development issues ...
Rebecca K. M. Clube, Julia Tomei
wiley   +1 more source

Kinstate intervention in ethnic conflicts : Albania and Turkey compared [PDF]

, 2008
Albania and Turkey did not act in overtly irredentist ways towards their ethnic brethren in neighboring states after the end of communism. Why, nonetheless, did Albania facilitate the increase of ethnic conflict in Kosovo and Macedonia, while Turkey did ...
Ambrosio T., Bianchini S., Biberaj E., Bunce V., Carment D., Chazan N., Corrin C., Dodd C., Fuller G., Ganguli R., Gowan P., Hamzaj B., Hedges C., Heraclides A., Horowitz D. L., Horowitz D. L., Jenne E., Judah T., Koinova M., Kola P., Kramer H., Linz J., Maria Koinova, Nachmani A., Offe K., Olson R., Perry D., Reuter J., Rotberg R., Saideman S., Stoyanov D., Sunar I., Thayer B., Uzgel I., Vickers M., Winrow G., Özcan G.   +36 more
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Financial Literacy, Financial Development and Economic Growth

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While significant progress has been made in exploring the importance of financial literacy, its impact on economic growth and financial development from a macroeconomic point of view remains thinly understood. This paper provides fresh evidence on the relationship between financial literacy, financial development and economic growth.
Spyridon Boikos, Theodore Panagiotidis, Georgios Voucharas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Vulnerability and Renewable Energy Consumption: The Moderating Role of Financial Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the nexus between climate vulnerability (CVUL) and renewable energy consumption (RECO) and tests the moderating effect of financial development (FD) on this relationship. The analysis is, particularly, relevant for the 162 panel countries observed between 1995 and 2022, which face diverse climate risks and exhibit ...
Sorin Gabriel Anton
wiley   +1 more source

Probing the Energy Trilemma Pillars: Do Innovation Pathways Deliver Cleaner and More Equitable Energy Systems?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing reliable energy supply, equitable access, and environmental sustainability is a central challenge of the global energy transition. This study examines how innovation influences the energy trilemma by shaping energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability across 115 countries from 2011 to 2023.
Kingsley Imandojemu, Omozele Lynda Showunmi, Felix Orole, Damilola Felix Eluyela, Hammed Oluwaseyi Musibau, Romanus Osabohien   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tax Planning Under Pressure: The Impact of Carbon Emissions Management Post‐Paris Agreement

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine how the Paris Agreement affects corporate tax planning across a global data set. We find that emissions‐reducing firms are associated with higher levels of tax planning than nonemissions‐reducing firms. The effect is stronger for firms facing tighter cost pass‐through constraints, such as operating in more competitive markets, with ...
Aonan (Sistine) Sun, Yuan George Shan, Lyndie Bayne, Nishant Agarwal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ‘Forbidden Fruit’:Islam and Politics of Identity in Kosovo and Macedonia [PDF]

, 2011
This paper depicts the interplay of religion and politics, as well as of external and internal actors among Albanian communities in Kosovo and Macedonia. It argues that Islam has never been allowed into the political space, despite occasional attempts to
Krasniqi, Gezim
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
wiley   +1 more source

FinTech, Financial Inclusion, and Environmental Outcomes: Evidence From the European Transition Towards Sustainability

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to investigate Europe's transition towards sustainability. We explore the role of FinTech, financial inclusion, green innovation, renewable energy, and natural resource rents on carbon dioxide emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, and the ecological footprint. This paper applies a panel dataset of 31 European countries from 2004
Aisha K. Almuhailan, Sarosh Shabi, Ramzi Benkraiem, Mohammad Zoynul Abedin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source