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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Investment Policy: Issues for Congress [PDF]

, 2008
[Excerpt] The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a federal corporation established under Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA, P.L. 93-406). The PBGC insures private pension beneficiaries against the complete
Kinneen, Kelly, Purcell, Patrick
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Long‐Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Incidence of Parkinson's Disease: A Danish Nationwide Administrative Cohort Study

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Long‐term exposure to air pollution has been linked to Parkinson's disease (PD) incidence, yet evidence is mixed, partly because of challenges with PD diagnosis and definition. We examined this association in a nationwide administrative cohort.
Thomas Cole‐Hunter, Sonja Antic, Youn‐Hee Lim, Jiawei Zhang, Laust Hvas Mortensen, Kees de Hoogh, Steffen Loft, George Maria Napolitano, Stéphane Tuffier, Marie Laura Bergmann, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard Hoek, Beate Ritz, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Rina So   +14 more
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Linking Environmental Health and Civic Health: An Analysis of Air Pollution and Charitable Giving

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of air pollution on charitable giving. We suggest that the burdens associated with poor air quality are associated with a dampening of civic and philanthropic engagement. Analyzing 12 years of county‐level data from the United States with fixed‐effects OLS and instrumental variables regressions, we identify a ...
Gregory D. Saxton, Michelle Benson, Chao Guo, Daniel G. Neely, Tahmina Ahmed, Mohammad Maruf Hasan, Shujie Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opening the Black Box of Nonprofit Reputation and Volunteer Attraction With Supervised Machine Learning

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With the aim to explore the potential of machine learning for nonprofit research, this article contrasts traditional linear regression with four contemporary supervised machine learning approaches. Concretely, we predict (1) reputation ratings and (2) the total number of volunteers for 4021 non‐profit organizations in the U.S.
Moritz Schmid, Hannes Lampe, Jurgen Willems   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shaping Manager Well‐Being and Functioning in Declining Nonprofit Organizations: The Critical Role of Strategy Implementation

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Under the roof of Christian churches in Central Europe, some nonprofit organizations (NPOs) grow, while others are in marked decline. Our study in this context extends a previous focus on financial indicators to NPO managers' experiences, their role clarity and job satisfaction, during phases of organizational growth and decline. Specifically,
Max Niehoff, Johannes Stark
wiley   +1 more source

Federal Employees’ Retirement System: The Role of the Thrift Savings Plan [PDF]

, 2015
[Excerpt] Federal employees participate in one of two retirement systems. The Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) was established in 1920 and covers only employees hired before 1984.
Isaacs, Katelin P
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State Capacity and Path Dependence in Cape Verde's Supreme Audit Institution

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines state capacity and path dependence in the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Cape Verde, focussing on the performance and governance of the Court of Auditors. Drawing on a mixed‐methods longitudinal design covering the period from 2010 to 2024, the analysis combines international governance indicators, documentary analysis,
Ana Lúcia Romão
wiley   +1 more source

Associations between activity limitations and participation restrictions in people with late effects of polio

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Late effects of polio (LEoP) are defined as new symptoms, for example, muscle weakness, fatigue, and pain, occurring many years after an acute polio infection. These impairments can lead to difficulties performing everyday activities (ie, activity limitations) that can reduce a person's ability to take part in society (ie, perceived
Nilla Andersson, Katja Appelin, Jan E Lexell, Eva Månsson Lexell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethical investment in superannuation funds; Can it occur without breaching traditional trust principles? [PDF]

, 2009
Ethical investing in commercial activities is a topic which has received considerable attention of late. This has occurred in the areas of company law at all levels, with the concerns of consumers in relation to the production of products, and also in ...
Tennent, Douglas
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Epistemic diversity and the politics of knowledge in plant disease management: Insights from the Xylella fastidiosa epidemic in southern Italy

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Xylella fastidiosa is a major plant pathogen affecting crops such as grapes, citrus, almonds, and olives, with potentially severe consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods worldwide. This paper examines the conflict around the management of the X. fastidiosa outbreak affecting olive trees in southern Italy.
Fabio Gatti, David Ludwig, Phil Macnaghten   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source