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Two Shades of Green? Gender Differences in Environmental Concern and Activism
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines gender differences in environmental concern and activism using data from the World Values Survey. The results indicate that women are more likely than men to be concerned about the environment, but are less likely to engage in environmental activism.
Hava Orkut, Caroline Perrin
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The role of pension funds as institutional investors in emerging markets
, 2005 In recent years, a growing number of Emerging Market Economies, as well as most advanced countries, have witnessed growth of pension funds as institutional investors.
Davis, EP
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How Is FinTech Shaping Household Portfolio Behaviour?
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines how FinTech adoption influences household portfolio allocation across major advanced economies. Using a flow‐of‐funds framework and the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS), we model household demand for currency, deposits, loans, debt securities, and equity in the United States, United Kingdom, Euro Area, Japan and Australia.
Victor Murinde, Athina Petropoulou
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Analysis of the Performance of Mexican Pension Funds: Evidence from a Stationary Bootstrap Application [PDF]
This paper assesses the performance of Mexican pension funds (AFORES) by using an asset pricing model that includes macroeconomic factors and benchmark portfolios to explain returns.
Arnulfo Rodríguez +2 more
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Risk Forecasting in Shipping Exchange‐Traded‐Fund (ETF) Markets
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the risk properties of freight‐derivative‐based exchange‐traded funds (ETFs), focusing on the Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (BDRY), and evaluates the accuracy of Value‐at‐Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) forecasts across a range of econometric models.
Christos Katris +2 more
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The National Prevention Conference’s prevention report – the development of a concept for the 2019 report [PDF]
Journal of Health Monitoring, 2018 Stefanie Liedtke +2 more
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An ALM Model for Pension Funds using Integrated Chance Constraints
We discuss integrated chance constraints in their role of short-term risk constraints in a strategic ALM model for Dutch pension funds. The problem is set up as a multistage recourse model, with special attention for modeling the guidelines proposed by ...
Streutker, M.H. +2 more
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Optimal timing for induction of labor in normotensive women: A retrospective cohort study
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 365-371, April 2025.Abstract Objective Labor induction is offered to reduce the risk of stillbirth at late term (41+0 to 41+6) but earlier induction in normotensive singleton pregnancies is supported by weak evidence. The aim of the present study was to investigate the optimal timing for induction in normotensive women.
Jóhanna Gunnarsdóttir +3 more
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Should Public Pensions be Funded?
International Social Security Review, 1998 This paper outlines some of the arguments for and against the funding of public pensions, with a view to establishing whether there is an economic basis for judging it to be superior to pay‐as‐you‐go (PAYG). It is concluded that if funding has an edge over PAYG, it is not an overwhelming one. While funding may have a modest cost advantage over PAYG and
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Regulating private pension funds’ structure, performance and investments: cross-country evidence
A number of countries have introduced individual, privately managed defined-contribution accounts, where the value of the pension benefit will depend on accumulated contributions and investment returns.
Yermo, Juan +2 more
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