Registration Reform and the Role of Political Connections in the Initial Public Offering Process: Evidence From China. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2022 Wu X, Zhou Q.
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Revisiting Ruddick: Feminism, pacifism and non-violence [PDF]
, 2014 This article explores feminist contentions over pacifism and non-violence in the contextof the Greenham Common Peace Camp in the 1980s and later developments offeminist Just War Theory.
HUTCHINGS, KJ, FRAZER, E
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper derives a firm‐level threshold, the Herfindahl Neutral Point, from the standard concentration index used in merger review. At this threshold, a marginal expansion leaves the index unchanged. Firms below the threshold reduce concentration when they expand; firms above it increase concentration.
Andrew J. Keller, Krishna P. Paudel
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Government power and the value of political connections: Evidence from Covid-19 economic lockdowns. [PDF]
Financ Res Lett, 2022 Tee CM, Wong WY, Hooy CW.
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Political Connections and Social Networks in Targeted Transfer Programmes: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia [PDF]
In many developing countries, the beneficiaries of transfer programmes are determined by community-based processes, based on some general targeting rules related to needs. This opens the door for local social and political processes to impact on who gets
Bet Caeyers, Stefan Dercon
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) contain various non‐tariff provisions, yet identifying their trade effects remains challenging because these commitments are high‐dimensional and strongly correlated within agreements. We estimated a theory‐consistent structural gravity model with domestic flows for 26 agricultural subsectors over 1988–2017
Dongin Kim, Sandro Steinbach
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Decoding the impact of political uncertainty on IPO underpricing in China
China Accounting and Finance ReviewPolitical factors play a crucial role in China's initial public offering (IPO) market due to its distinctive institutional context (i.e. “economic decentralization” and “political centralization”). Given the significant level of IPO underpricing in China,
Yamin Xie +3 more
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A very British state capitalism: Variegation, political connections and bailouts during the COVID-19 crisis. [PDF]
Environ Plan A, 2023 Wood GT, Onali E, Grosman A, Haider ZA.
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The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff +2 more
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CEO political connections and OFDI of Chinese firms under the Belt and Road Initiative
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsSince the Chinese government proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, Chinese firms have been actively investing in countries participating in BRI. What kinds of firms are willing to respond to this geopolitical policy?
Yueqi Wang, Shouming Chen, Peien Chen
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