Exploratory Study of Soft Drink Intake, Diet, and Body Size Among Employees at a Japanese University Aged 20-39. [PDF]
Ito M +6 more
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Mergers and Acquisitions and Brexit: A Natural Experiment
ABSTRACT We study the impact of Brexit uncertainty on one of the most important forms of corporate investment: mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Brexit provides us with an ideal natural experiment to explore the real effects of economic uncertainty and understand the underlying transmission mechanism. We document a significant decline in the number of M&
Di Luo +3 more
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Geographically weighted regression analysis of incomplete basic childhood vaccination in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from DHS, 2019-2024. [PDF]
Tsegaw TK +5 more
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ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between economic policy uncertainty, risk aversion, and investors' attention for 15 equity indices across Asia, Europe, and North America. Our empirical results indicate that both risk aversion and economic uncertainty significantly increase the Google Search Volume across all equity indices.
Stephanos Papadamou +2 more
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A case study on using quantile regression in psychiatry research. [PDF]
Shankar RG +3 more
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Material ESG Performance and Bid Premium in Merger and Acquisition Deals
ABSTRACT This study examines the firm‐level and country‐level environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on bid premiums in cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. We document considerable variations in bid premiums. Higher carbon emissions are associated with higher bid premiums, suggesting that acquirers may perceive ...
Ndubuisi Ezenwa +2 more
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Climate Change Laws and European Stock Markets: An Event Analysis
ABSTRACT Under the context of the climate change we assess the impact of EU's legislative initiative on European stock markets. Specifically, we focus on its impact on energy and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) sectors for equity returns and volatility for a representative basket of EU countries (participating also in Eurozone) as well as ...
Theodoros Bratis +2 more
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Nonlinear associations and threshold effects between built environment features and schizophrenia incidence: Implications for healthy city planning. [PDF]
Song J +9 more
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The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on Trade Credit
ABSTRACT In light of escalating global geopolitical tensions, understanding how firms respond to external shocks has become a critical issue for policymakers, corporate managers, and investors. This study investigates the impact of geopolitical risk (GPR) on firms' reliance on trade credit (TC)—an essential form of short‐term financing, particularly ...
Wafa'a B. Al‐Yafei, Hamdi Bennasr
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Development of machine learning surrogate models for slope stability prediction using AI techniques: a case study of the Meizhou landslide. [PDF]
Khan MI, Fei J, Chen X, Hamza M.
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