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A Horse Race of Machine‐Learning Methods to Predict Banking Crises

International Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To examine if one machine‐learning model can consistently elucidate financial vulnerabilities, both over time and across levels of development, this paper applies 13 machine‐learning algorithms to evaluate comparative forecasting performance across several banking crises.
Emile du Plessis
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring drivers of land use/land cover transformations in Goang watershed Ethiopia: Integrating local community perceptions with remote sensing data

Environmental Challenges
Land use/land cover (LULC) changes driven by human activities are major environmental challenges in many developing regions. This study assessed local community perceptions and household-level drivers of LULC change in northwest Ethiopia.
Getahun Sisay, Berhan Gessesse, Meseret Kassie, Belaynesh Kebede, Celia Herrero de Aza   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

CEO Narcissism and Related Party Transactions

Journal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the association between CEO narcissism and the likelihood of engaging in related party transactions (RPTs) and its influence on the value implications of these transactions. Furthermore, we investigate the effect of board monitoring on the relationship between CEO narcissism and the value effects of RPTs. We find that CEO narcissism
Anwer S. Ahmed, Bilal Al‐Dah, Mustafa A. Dah, Moataz El‐Helaly   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Parameters and Sex‐Specific Architecture of Observed and Latent Fertility Phenotypes in a Closed Breeding Nucleus of an Arctic Salmonid

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Successful reproduction is a key factor for efficient breeding schemes and sustainable animal farming. Aquaculture breeding programs rely heavily on small fractions of selected breeders to yield large production stocks, given the high fecundity typically observed in these species. In Sweden, Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is a salmonid with
Fotis Pappas, Martin Johnsson, Paul Vincent Debes, Christos Palaiokostas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices among smallholder maize farmers in North East District, Botswana

Discover Agriculture
Climate change continues to pose a major threat to agricultural productivity, particularly for smallholder farmers in dryland regions. In response, Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) has emerged as a strategic approach to enhance resilience, productivity ...
Moitlamo Ookeditse Mpinda, Hillary Kiplangat Bett, Augustus Sammy Muluvi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a sustainable urban mobility: comparing online and in-store shopping choices

Transportation Engineering
In recent years, e-shopping has gained increasing popularity, with more people gradually shifting from traditional shopping channels to online platforms causing significant impacts on city sustainability due to small, frequent, sprawled, and failed ...
Francesco Piras, Gianfranco Fancello, Antonio Comi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Data Augmentation in the Bayesian Multivariate Probit Model [PDF]

, 2004
This paper is concerned with the Bayesian estimation of a Multivariate Probit model. In particular, this paper provides an algorithm that obtains draws with low correlation much faster than a pure Gibbs sampling algorithm. The algorithm consists in sampling some characteristics of slope and variance parameters marginally on the latent data. Estimations
openaire   +2 more sources