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The geography of economic mobility in 19th‐century Canada
Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.Abstract This paper uses linked Census records from 1871 to 1901 to compute intergenerational mobility for Canadian regions and census divisions. The results reveal sharp differences in mobility over space: Ontario featured high relative and absolute mobility, Quebec low relative and absolute mobility and the Maritimes low absolute mobility.
Luiza Antonie +3 more
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Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.Unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) affects 826 children in the Canadian CP Registry: 69% born at term, 15% 32 to 37 weeks, and 16% less than 32 weeks. Gestational age at birth did not affect impairments such as vision or hearing impairment, ambulation, seizures, or feeding difficulty.
Johanie Victoria Piché +6 more
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THE METHOD OF SIMULATED MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD FOR THE ESTIMATON OF DYNAMIC ORDERED PROBIT: AN APPLICATION TO COUNTRY-RISK FOR NON-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES [PDF]
This paper aims to give a detailed explanation of the econometric methodology necessary to estimate dynamic probit models with ordinal dependent variables.
González, M., Minguez, R.
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Networks paving the way: Apprenticeship, guilds, and access to mastership in early modern Genoa
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper investigates how kinship and professional networks shaped labour market outcomes in the guild‐based labour market of early modern Genoa. Using a newly constructed dataset of more than 8,000 apprenticeship contracts (1451–1530), I examine the extent to which family and guild connections influenced apprentices' chances of attaining ...
Alessandro Brioschi
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsIntroductionAccess to profitable market outlets for beekeepers is a major concern in Baringo County. This paper aims to identify the factors influencing honey producers' choice of market outlets.
Naftali Kiprono +2 more
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European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the relationship between Chief Financial Officer (CFO) overconfidence and firm performance through the lens of environmental violations and constituency statutes. Drawing on stakeholder and upper echelons theories, we find that firms with overconfident CFOs are more likely to commit environmental violations, which ...
Panagiotis Andrikopoulos +4 more
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, 2013 The growing demand for electricity in New Zealand has led to the construction of new hydro-dams or power stations that have had environmental, social and cultural effects.
Bendig, Mirko +2 more
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Price and Non‐price Terms of Syndicated Loans to Technology Firms
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines whether US technology firms receive different price and nonprice terms in the syndicated loan market compared to nontechnology firms. The analysis reveals that technology borrowers face significantly less favorable terms, including 12 basis points higher loan spreads, approximately 5%$\%$ shorter maturities, and loan sizes ...
Weiting Hu +2 more
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Misspecified heteroskedasticity in the panel probit model: A small sample comparison of GMM and SML estimators [PDF]
This paper compares generalized method of moments (GMM) and simulated maximum likelihood (SML) approaches to the estimation of the panel probit model. Both techniques circumvent multiple integration of joint density functions without the need to restrict
Joachim Inkmann
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Discover SustainabilityClimate change creates enormous hardship, particularly for rural farmers whose livelihoods rely on rain-based agriculture. To assist farmers in addressing climate change, it is crucial to understand the factors that influence their decision-making ...
Daniel Dalle +2 more
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