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Pension financialization and collective risk sharing in Canada and Finland
International Social Security Review, Volume 76, Issue 3, Page 91-111, July/September 2023., 2023 Abstract This article contributes to the debate concerning pension financialization and how countries are adapting their pension systems to respond to demographic ageing. We do so by examining the statutory pension systems of Canada and Finland, which diverge interestingly from current international trends.
Jyri Liukko +2 more
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The politics of Uber: Infrastructural power in the United States and Europe
Regulation &Governance, Volume 17, Issue 1, Page 177-194, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Platform firms have been depicted as having structural and instrumental power and being able to prevail in regulatory battles. This article, in contrast, documents how they have often adapted to regulations and provide different services across locales. I show that platform firms have a specific type of power, infrastructural power, that stems
Jimena Valdez
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Spatial dependence in the technical efficiency of local banks
Papers in Regional Science, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 685-716, June 2022., 2022 Abstract Cooperative banks primarily compete with one another because they target niche markets that large banks typically ignore. The current study shows that in this competitive environment, the connection between financial intermediaries affects the operational efficiency of small banks. The findings indicate that the capitalization, diversification
Carmelo Algeri +3 more
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The perils of flawed science in wildlife trade literature
Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 1396-1404, October 2021., 2021 Abstract Despite broad scientific consensus that sustainable use of wildlife can enhance conservation efforts, ethical concerns have led some community groups to oppose use of wild animals. Voicing those concerns is legitimate, but underlying philosophical bias should not influence science‐based analysis and interpretation.
Daniel J. D. Natusch +2 more
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Motivations for the use and consumption of wildlife products
Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 483-491, April 2021., 2021 Abstract The dominant approach to combating the illegal wildlife trade has traditionally been to restrict the supply of wildlife products. Yet conservationists increasingly recognize the importance of implementing demand‐side interventions that target the end consumers in the trade chain.
Laura Thomas‐Walters +12 more
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Argentina entre Nueva York y Londres, el financiamiento externo durante la primera guerra mundial
América Latina en la Historia Económica, 2019 Una de las características de la economía argentina hasta el estallido de la primera guerra mundial fue su relación con los mercados financieros europeos, particularmente con Londres.
Agustina Vence
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Los paradigmas financieros en tiempos de crisis [PDF]
Revista Vectores de Investigación, 2014 La crisis financiera mundial de finales del siglo XX ha puesto en evidencia los problemas de aplicación de los paradigmas financieros sobre los que se basa la actividad inversora de los agentes económicos que intervienen en los mercados de capitales ...
Guillermo de la Dehesa
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Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos, 2017 Numerosos inversionistas financieros transnacionales invierten en los mercados inmobiliarios mexicanos, lo que provoca su “financiarización”; es decir, los mercados se transforman por la creciente influencia de las estrategias y herramientas de ...
Louise David
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People and Nature, Volume 2, Issue 4, Page 1006-1020, December 2020., 2020 Abstract The global food system is causing large‐scale environmental degradation and is a major contributor to climate change. Its low diversity and failure to produce enough fruits and vegetables is contributing to a global health crisis. The extraordinary diversity of tropical tree species is increasingly recognized to be vital to planetary health ...
Merel Jansen +7 more
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Eficiencia en los mercados financieros y predicción de precios de los activos
Ciencias Administrativas, 2017 El presente trabajo tiene por objeto analizar la eficiencia en los mercados financieros, para lo cual examina las posturas de los galardonados con el Premio Nobel de Economía 2013, quienes obtuvieron este reconocimiento por sus aportaciones empíricas ...
Eduardo Quiroga
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