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Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor, Nehemia Stern, Guy Nagar, Uzi Ben Shalom   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparative examination of the Qatar Financial Center (QFC) consumer dispute resolution scheme

International Review of Law, 2017
In 2016, the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) introduced a Customer Dispute Resolution Scheme (CDRS) in Chapter 8 of the Conduct of Business Rules 2007. The CDRS is an alternative to litigation for QFC participants (retail or individual) who have a dispute ...
أندرو داهدال
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Knowledge sourcing, geopolitics, and FDI: An empirical analysis on the US green and digital sectors

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This paper examines how foreign direct investment (FDI) shapes firms' sourcing of knowledge in the digital and green domains under rising geopolitical frictions. We assemble a firm–country dyadic panel (2013–2020) linking US patent backward citations to firms' FDI, enriched with bilateral geopolitical distance and host‐country
Alberto Maria Radici
wiley   +1 more source

Los imaginarios de “inversores”, “mercados” y “valor” en la distribución del dinero por la industria financiera: un estudio de caso sobre los derivados de crédito = Imaginaries of “investors”, “markets” and “value” in the distribution of money by the financial industry: a case study about credit derivatives

Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais, 2017
This text is based on participant observation research as an assistant financial analyst in a multinational asset management company based in France in 2004.
Ortiz, Horacio
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Healthcare Costs Following Medical Gender‐Affirmation: Evidence From Whole‐of‐Population Australian Administrative Data

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender incongruence in trans and nonbinary (“trans”) populations is often associated with psychological distress and increased demand for mental healthcare. Gender‐affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is a key component of care for many trans people, yet long‐term evidence around its cost implications remains limited despite increasing uptake and ...
Karinna Saxby, Dennis Petrie, Brendan J. Nolan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monetary Policy Implications of Central Bank Digital Currencies: Perspectives on Jurisdictions with Conventional and Islamic Banking Systems

IMF Working Papers, 2023
openaire   +1 more source

Towards climate‐conscious corporate restructuring: A comparative exploration of English and Bhutanese legal frameworks

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper conducts a comparative legal analysis of corporate restructuring frameworks in England and Bhutan, examining their capacity to integrate climate variability considerations and promote sustainable business practices. It discusses the procedural mechanisms for restructuring financially distressed enterprises available under the law of
Eugenio Vaccari, Migmar Lham
wiley   +1 more source

Subordination of related party claims in insolvency: A suggestive framework for Asian regimes

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Related party loans, due to their inherent nature, warrant a higher threshold for scrutiny when compared to loans extended by unrelated parties. Why were these monies advanced as loans, carrying higher priority in insolvency, rather than being invested as share capital?
Aditya Jain, Dhanya Jha, Rebecca Parry
wiley   +1 more source

Green swans and blue skies: Climate change and insolvency risk for financial institutions

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This lecture in honour of the late Gabriel Moss QC and Ian Fletcher QC examines the challenge of climate‐related financial risk. Prudential regulators and central banks recognize that the systemic nature of climate‐related financial risk makes it an emerging vulnerability relevant to cross‐border insolvency resolution.
Janis Sarra
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence and liquidation: Reality, destiny and fantasy

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping the administration of corporate liquidation. Beyond its established role in financial prediction and data analytics, AI is now assisting insolvency practitioners in identifying the onset of financial distress, managing creditor communications, tracing and valuing assets and enhancing ...
Kai Zhang, Jingchen Zhao
wiley   +1 more source