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Does Political Connection Mitigate the Sanctions for Corruptions? Evidence From the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

Journal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of political connection on sanctions for violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Using a sample of revealed FCPA sanctions and two alternative proxies for US firms’ political connections, we find a negative association between political connection and the severity of sanctions, an effect that ...
Kaishu Wu, Wenjia Yan
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A Representative European Parliament? Members of European Parliamentary Party Groups and the Representation of Citizens' Preferences

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The link between citizens' and representatives' preferences is central to representative democracy. Research on representation of citizens' preferences in the European Parliament (EP) has primarily concentrated on national political parties and candidates.
Richard Whitaker, Sofia Vasilopoulou, Katjana Gattermann   +2 more
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Relationships and determinants of adoption of sustainable land management technologies in Eastern and Southern Highlands of Ethiopia

Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management
Degraded land is a major danger to agricultural productivity and food security in Ethiopia. Sustainable land management technologies (SLMTs), through targeted interventions, have been applied to address this problem.
Alemayehu Temesgen, Jemal Yousuf, Getachew Shambel, Chanyalew Seyoum   +3 more
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Character and creditworthiness: Unveiling the role of job titles in peer‐to‐peer lending

Journal of Financial Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Using data from the Prosper lending platform, we examine the influence of job‐based trust on credit market dynamics. We find that the generalized trust implied by borrowers' job titles, as a reflection of individuals' ethical and integrity standards in professionals, positively affects listing and loan performance.
Zagdbazar Davaadorj, Bolortuya Enkhtaivan, Wenling Lu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Household portfolio allocation and stock market beliefs: Evidence from Japanese households

Journal of Financial Research, EarlyView.
Abstract We analyze data from the Keio Household Panel Survey (KHPS) to investigate how individuals' beliefs about financial markets influence current and planned asset holdings. Our results reveal statistically and economically significant relations between specific beliefs and both present asset allocations and accumulation.
Raslan Alzuabi, Daniel Gray
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Does financial knowledge affect borrower discouragement among various social categories? Evidence from the United States

Journal of Consumer Affairs, EarlyView.
Abstract A deficiency in financial knowledge often precipitates costly financial choices, affecting consumers' behavior and decision‐making. We delve into how financial acumen influences borrower discouragement by utilizing data from the U.S. Federal Reserve's Survey of Household Economics and Decision‐Making (2017–2022). Discouraged borrower describes
Anoosheh Rostamkalaei, Allan Riding, George Saridakis   +2 more
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Farm-level adaptation strategies to climate change-induced hazards by lowland smallholder farmers in Southern Ethiopia

Cogent Food & Agriculture
Climate change deteriorates farm production by triggering floods, droughts, crop pests, and diseases. Resolving this problem using effective agro-ecological specific adaptation strategies is essential for ensuring a resilient system of livelihood in ...
Asfaw Albore, Girmay Tesfay, Amanuel Zenebe, Nigussie Abadi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Power of Posting: An Examination of CEO Social Media Celebrity

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The increasing prevalence of social media has prompted discussions regarding its impact on the social evaluations of organizational leaders. In this study, we develop the construct of CEO social media celebrity, which arises when a CEO obtains high levels of attention and positive emotional responses from audiences on social media.
Ann Mooney, Ruixiang Song, Yangyang Zhang   +2 more
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Markov Determinantal Point Process for Dynamic Random Sets

Journal of Time Series Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Law of Determinantal Point Process (LDPP) is a flexible parametric family of distributions over random sets defined on a finite state space, or equivalently over multivariate binary variables. The aim of this paper is to introduce Markov processes of random sets within the LDPP framework. We show that, when the pairwise distribution of two
Christian Gouriéroux, Yang Lu
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Investigating the Relation Between Second Language Proficiency and Study Success Using a Causal Inference Approach

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Prior research suggests that second language (L2) proficiency is key in students’ study progress, but this research has mainly been carried out at universities. It is thus unclear how this relation varies across different educational levels. Moreover, previous studies are often not informative about the causality of this relation, making it ...
Sybren Spit, Sible Andringa, Oisín Ryan
wiley   +1 more source