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What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity and evolutionary dynamics of universal stress proteins in the Liquorilactobacillus genus. [PDF]

World J Microbiol Biotechnol
Santos DDS, Mendonça AA, Freitas NSA, De Morais MA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Full Dollarisation and Economic Performance Revisited

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the economic performance of fully dollarised economies compared to those with alternative monetary regimes. Using an extensive dataset covering 192 countries from 1980 to 2021, we employ a variety of econometric techniques, including joint maximum likelihood and propensity score matching, to address endogeneity and ...
John Thornton, Chrysovalantis Vasilakis
wiley   +1 more source

The translation and validation of the YouTube addiction scale in modern standard Arabic among emerging and young adults. [PDF]

Discov Ment Health
Jahrami H, Trabelsi K, Husain W, Ghazzawi H, Saif Z, Ammar A, Pakpour AH.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Carbon Performance, Climate Governance, and Equity Risk

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between carbon performance, climate governance, and equity risk. Using a sample of companies listed in the S&P500 index for the period 2009–2023, our results show that better carbon performance reduces equity risk, indicating that proactive carbon management reduces uncertainty and is beneficial to firms ...
Malafronte Irma, Pereira John, Rakeeb Fathima Roshan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptive evolution of odorant receptors is associated with elaborations of social organization in ants. [PDF]

Mol Biol Evol
Pellen Y, Vizueta J, Beck E, Liebig J, Schrader L, Privman E.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Alternative Data for Realised Volatility Forecasting: Limit Order Book and News Stories

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine whether two major alternative data sources, limit order book information and firm‐specific news, provide incremental predictive information for daily realised volatility forecasting within the HAR‐family, using a parsimonious framework to ensure practical implementation and comparability. The framework is designed for practical real‐
Eghbal Rahimikia, Ser‐Huang Poon
wiley   +1 more source

Convergent evolution of <i>NFP</i>-facilitated root nodule symbiosis. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Finegan C, Kates HR, Guralnick RP, Soltis PS, Resende MFR, Ané JM, Kirst M, Folk RA, Soltis DE.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Developing A Z‐ESG Score Model for Assessing Corporate ESG Performance

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study we develop a novel, unique ESG rating model that exploits the logic of the Z‐score by Altman (1968) to discriminate between ESG performing and non‐ESG performing firms using indicators of ESG performance for each of the three pillars (Environmental, Social, Governance) in place of financial ratios.
Edward I. Altman, Francesco Baldi, Claudia D'Ippolito, Antonio Salvi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gene Transfer Among Viruses Substantially Contributes to Gene Gain of Giant Viruses. [PDF]

Mol Biol Evol
Wu J, Meng L, Gaïa M, Hikida H, Okazaki Y, Endo H, Ogata H.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source