The Dynamic Nexus between Macroeconomic Factors and Income Inequality: Evidence from Lower-Middle-Income Countries [PDF]
Income inequality has been a persistent challenge for policymakers worldwide, especially in developing economies. This study aims to explore the dynamics of income inequality in lower-middle-income economies by analyzing the long-run impact of critical ...
Mohsen Ayyash, Mohammed Fuqaha
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When the River Runs Low: Heterogeneous Impacts of Transportation Disruptions on Local Grain Basis
ABSTRACT A substantial share of U.S. soybean and corn exports from the Midwest moves by barge along the Mississippi River system to export terminals in the Louisiana Gulf. Transportation costs between Midwestern grain elevators and export terminals create a wedge between prices at these locations, and shocks to these costs are partially passed on to ...
Yuan Zhang +3 more
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Large Language Model‐Based Chatbots in Higher Education
The use of large language models (LLMs) in higher education can facilitate personalized learning experiences, advance asynchronized learning, and support instructors, students, and researchers across diverse fields. The development of regulations and guidelines that address ethical and legal issues is essential to ensure safe and responsible adaptation
Defne Yigci +4 more
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The Effect of Macroeconomic and Bank-Specific Variables to Risk-Taking of Islamic Bank in Indonesia
This study aims to delineate the relationship between macroeconomic factors and bank-specific variables to risk-taking of Islamic bank. Adopting panel co-integration approach, this study posits macroeconomic and bank-specific factors as exogenous ...
Faaza Fakhrunnas
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An Examination on the Structure and Behaviour of Global Agricultural Productivity: a Markov-Switching Regression [PDF]
This study investigates the behaviour of agricultural productivity and its determinants using nonlinear Markovswitching regression. The objective is to investigate how agricultural productivity reacts to global factors and if the regression function ...
Yen Shen Huan +3 more
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Trade Realignments and the Need for Integrated Modeling Research in Latin America's Agri‐Food Sector
Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Emiliano Lopez Barrera
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Dimensions of the AI Divide: Digital Inequality and Psychological Consequences
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a foundational component of contemporary social, economic, and political life. Yet, the ways in which AI reshapes patterns of exclusion beyond questions of access and technical capability remain insufficiently theorized.
Christos Papaioannou
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Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman +1 more
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Abstract This study examines the impact of soil erosion on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county‐level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and agricultural land values covering five census years (1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), we separately investigate the direct effect of two types ...
Le Chen +3 more
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The influence of macroeconomic indicators on enterprises’ financial solvency [PDF]
Introduction. Studying the relationship between macroeconomic indicators and the financial stability of companies is an important task for economic forecasting and risk management.
Gavel, Olga Yurievna
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