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Political Science Research and MethodsThis paper puts forward a theoretically derived measure of firm-level political influence defined over a sample of firms from a diverse set of countries, permitting new inferences into state-business relations.
David C. Francis, Robert Kubinec
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Political connections, managerial incentives and auditor choice: evidence from China
, 2016 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the political connections of firms, managerial incentives and auditor choice.
Chia-Ling Cheng; Chih-Shun Hsu; Fan-Hua Kung
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Political connections and the super-rich in Poland [PDF]
Economic Systems, 2020 We use newly collected original panel data on the super-wealthy individuals in Poland (observed over 2002-2018) to study the impact of the rich’s political connections on their wealth level, mobility among the rich and the risk of dropping off the rich list.
Brzezinski, Michal, Sałach, Katarzyna
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Political connections, political uncertainty and audit fees: Evidence from Pakistan [PDF]
, 2021 Purpose: This paper aims to examine the association between political connections, political uncertainty and audit fees. The authors use various measures of political connections and uncertainty: political connections (civil and military), political ...
Bradbury M, Ahmad F, Habib A
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Functional connectivity signatures of political ideology
PNAS Nexus, 2022 AbstractEmerging research has begun investigating the neural underpinnings of the biological and psychological differences that drive political ideology, attitudes, and actions. Here, we explore the neurological roots of politics through conducting a large sample, whole-brain analysis of functional connectivity (FC) across common fMRI tasks.
Seo Eun Yang +3 more
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Data‐Driven Materials Science for Energy‐Sustainable Applications
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Data‐driven approaches powered by artificial intelligence are transforming materials discovery for energy sustainability. This review examines how auto‐generated high‐quality materials databases and domain‐specific language models accelerate research in photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, batteries and magnetic materials. Applications involve extraction of
Jacqueline M. Cole
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Political connections, media monitoring and long-term loans
China Journal of Accounting Research, 2014 We analyze data on Chinese non-state-listed firms and find that it is easier for firms with political connections to obtain long-term loans with extended debt maturities than it is for firms without political connections. Our investigation indicates that
Deming Yang, Zhengfei Lu, Danglun Luo
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Effects of Political Connections on Accounting Conservatism, Investment Efficiency and Cost of Financing [PDF]
مجله دانش حسابداری, 2020 Objective: This study aimed to examine the effects of Political connections on accounting conservatism, investment efficiency and cost of financing in the companies listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange during the period 2013 to 2017.
Seyyed Kazem Ebrahimi (Ph.D) +2 more
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The Mind From Within: Visceral Roots of Human Cognition
Advanced Science, EarlyView.The physiological activity of visceral organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the gut, is surprisingly linked to many sophisticated mental operations, such as remembering the past, being aware of ourselves, making choices, and forging social bonds.
Alessandro Monti +1 more
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Political connection and corporate digital transformation: evidence from China
China Accounting and Finance ReviewThe purpose of this paper is to examine how political connections impact corporate digital transformation in the era of digital economy. We conduct regression analyses using a sample of A-share listed companies from 2008 to 2021 to examine whether and ...
Hu Xiong +3 more
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