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Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the relationship between ESG rating divergence and corporate excess cash holdings, employing a sample of Chinese A‐share listed companies from 2015 to 2021. Our findings reveal a significant positive relationship between ESG rating divergence and firms' excess cash holdings, a conclusion robust to various sensitivity ...
Qun Cao +3 more
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Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how board expertise diversity influences firm performance using a novel machine learning approach to classify directors' professional backgrounds. Drawing on data from Spanish listed firms, we develop multidimensional expertise profiles that capture multiple skills held by each director.
Fernando Hernández‐Atienza +4 more
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Running towards: Labour market incentives for runaway slaves in the British Cape Colony, 1830–1838
Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Recent scholarship on slave escapes has increasingly emphasised economic motivation, but few studies have empirically investigated how market incentives influenced the decision‐making of enslaved individuals during transitions from coerced to wage labour.
Karl Bergemann +2 more
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Donor-advised Funds Provide the Majority of Grant Funds Awarded By Community Foundations [PDF]
, 2009 Presents findings from a survey of community foundations conducted from June through August ...
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract When quality attributes of a product are not directly observable, third‐party certification (TPC) enables buyers to distinguish between quality levels and reward sellers accordingly. We study the adoption of TPC by traders in smallholder‐based agricultural value chains in low‐income countries, where traders aggregate products from many small ...
Gashaw T. Abate +4 more
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Rent Extraction by Large Shareholders: Evidence Using Dividend Policy in the Czech Republic [PDF]
Using cross-sectional analysis of corporate dividend policy we show that large shareholders extract rents from firms and expropriate minority shareholders in the weak corporate governance environment of an emerging economy.
Jan Bena, Jan Hanousek
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Pengaruh Leverage, Likuiditas, Profitabilitas Dan Ukuran Perusahaan Terhadap Kebijakan Dividen (Studi Pada Perusahaan Perbankan Yang Terdaftar Di Bursa Efek Indonesia Tahun 2010-2013 ) [PDF]
, 2014 This study aims to determine: Effect of leverage, liquidity , profitability and firm size on dividend policy. Type of research is explanatory research.
Prawira, I. Y. (Ismawan)
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Livestock often serves as self‐insurance against health shocks for rural households in developing countries. However, little is known about how public health insurance affects livestock production decisions. This paper fills the gap by examining the impact of China's New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) on household‐level livestock ...
Ran Li
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Show Me the Money! Dividend Payouts after the Bush Tax Cut [PDF]
, 2004 The centerpiece of President Bush's tax cut in 2003 was a sharp reduction in the individual dividend tax rate. The dividend tax cut was designed to spur investment and boost the stock market by increasing the after-tax return on corporate earnings, thus ...
Phil Kerpen, Stephen Moore
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Mitigating tough times? How material self‐interest influences citizens' welfare state behavior
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract It is a long‐standing view that citizens support the welfare state because it provides insurance against future income losses. However, existing studies have struggled to isolate the effect of future‐oriented material self‐interest from normative and political predispositions.
Matias Engdal Christensen
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