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How should we regulate private equity and hedge funds? [PDF]
MAB, 2007 This paper discusses the activities of hedge funds and private equity funds. We consider the rationale used by proponents for introducing new regulation for hedge funds and private equity.
Joseph A. Mccahery, Erik P. M. Vermeulen
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Price Transmission During Promotions: A Case Study of Spanish Milk Brands
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Price promotion is the marketing tool typically used by retail brands to boost sales and gain market share. In this paper, we intend to investigate the price transmission mechanism among competitive brands in Spain when price reductions that are associated with price promotions take place.
Yasmine Bedoui +2 more
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Private Equity and Industry Performance [PDF]
The growth of the private equity industry has spurred concerns about its potential impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where PE
Josh Lerner +3 more
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
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Corporate governance criteria as applied in private equity investments
South African Journal of Business Management, 2005 Ineffective governance has often formed a backdrop to corporate failure with the resultant negative impact on stakeholders. In the field of private equity, investors have consistently received financial returns that outperform those of listed equities ...
R. Millson, M. Ward
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi +2 more
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What Drives Private Equity Investments in Romania?
Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad, Seria Stiinte Economice, 2015 This paper aims at presenting the determinants of private equity investments in Romania over the period 2000 - 2013. Additionally, this paper presents the main highlights in terms of evolution, source of funding and activities in which the private equity
Precup Mihai
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Education Sciences, 2022 Higher education institutions continue to be contested environments where the goals of equity and inclusion are often at odds with the permanence of institutional racism.
Michelle M. Espino, Juanita Ariza
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The determinants and role of venture capital and private equity development in sustainable development [PDF]
Strategic Management, 2015 The newest trend of venture capital and private equity development shows that there is a significant growth of VC and PE investment as percent of GDP in developed countries, and more recently also in emerging economies. As in Serbia, the percentage of VC
Milenković Nada +2 more
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