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How can welfare regime and production regime theories explain differences in schools’ ability grouping policies? A comparative study using the PISA school survey

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research evidence is mixed on the consequences of ability grouping policies, but most research has found an overrepresentation of disadvantaged social demographics in low‐ability groups. However, researchers have neglected to explain why ability grouping policies vary between countries.
Monica Reichenberg   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ageing population and the associated challenges of the Slovenian pension system [PDF]

open access: yes
The article presents an analysis of welfare effects in Slovenia, an analysis of supplementary pension insurance in Slovenia and an analysis of effects of the pension fund deficit on sustainability of Slovenian public finances.
Verbic, Miroslav
core   +1 more source

To protect and preserve? Explaining the gap between structural and superficial racial equality regimes in North Atlantic Rim universities

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how UK and US universities manage racial equality regimes through governance structures that prioritise institutional reputation over substantive racial justice reform. Drawing on Bourdieu's field, habitus and capital theory, the study demonstrates how universities neutralise racial justice efforts through bureaucratic ...
David Roberts
wiley   +1 more source

Modern weapons and military equipments for issue 3-2020 / Современное вооружение и военное оборудование, к выпуску № 3-2020 / Savremeno naoružanje i vojna oprema za broj 3-2020

open access: yesVojnotehnički Glasnik, 2020
Modernization of the Moscow anti-missile shield; Turkey chooses Ukrainian active protection system Zaslon; New Swedish submarine; Firefly: Israeli "wandering" ammunition (or kamikaze drone); The MZ-204 Highlander mortar prototype is ready; Operation ...
Dragan M. Vučković
doaj  

Decision Making in the Pension Fund Board Room: An Experiment with Dutch Pension Fund Trustees [PDF]

open access: yes
We ask how pension fund trustees deal with the booms and busts that funds encounter, and to what extent the decisions of pension fund trustees are affected by behavioral biases.
Dalen, H.P. van   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Institutional Ownership and Corporate Sustainability Performance—A Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between institutional ownership (IO) and corporate sustainability performance (SP), addressing inconsistent findings in prior research and clarifying the boundary conditions of this relationship by testing a defined set of potential moderators.
Hans Henrik Scherer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Media Attention to Climate Change and Investor Flows in US Equity Mutual Funds

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how climate‐related news influences mutual fund investor behaviour in the United States. Although prior research has documented the financial relevance of climate risks, little is known about how media attention to climate change shapes capital allocation across mutual funds.
Laura Andreu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pension Fund Performance [PDF]

open access: yesOECD Working Papers on Insurance and Private Pensions, 2008
This report provides an analysis of aggregate investment performance by country on a risk adjusted basis using relatively standard investment performance measures. The report also describes privately managed pension funds around the world and the regulatory environment they face.
openaire   +1 more source

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