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NBA Expansion and Relocation: A Viability Study of Various Cities [PDF]
An examination of possible expansion or relocation sites for the NBA is undertaken using a two-equation system requiring two-stage probit least squares to estimate.
Rascher, Daniel, Rascher, Heather
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.B. thuringiensis and B. altitudinis, isolated from chitin‐enriched soil, causing mortality in Euchistus heros under laboratory conditions. First report of B. altitudinis in the control of E. heros. Abstract BACKGROUND Biological control using entomopathogenic microorganisms is a more sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides for managing insect ...
Vicente Guilherme Handte +6 more
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Predicting birth-rates through German micro-census data: a comparison of probit and Boolean regression [PDF]
This paper investigates the complex interrelationships of qualitative socio-economic variables in the context of Boolean Regression. The data forming the basis for this investigation are from the German Micro-census waves of 1996 2002 and comprise about ...
Hufnagel, Rainer
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.SYN‐A, a naturally derived synergist, inhibited key metabolic pathways associated with pyrethroid insecticide resistance in cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) and its parasitoid Microctonus brassicae. SYN‐A restored pyrethroid efficacy against resistant CSFB allowing up to 80% reduction in application rates.
Patricia A. Ortega‐Ramos +2 more
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Interpreting interaction terms in linear and non-linear models: A cautionary tale [PDF]
Interaction terms are often misinterpreted in the empirical economics literature by assuming that the coefficient of interest represents unconditional marginal changes. I present the correct way to estimate conditional marginal changes in a series of non-
Drichoutis, Andreas
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study addresses the impact of female Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) on corporate social responsibility (CSR) outcomes. Based on upper echelons theory, a structured literature review of empirical research on CEO gender, CSR performance, reporting, and assurance was conducted. Country‐specific studies were differentiated according to their
Patrick Velte
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The Impact of Truancy on Educational Attainment: A Bivariate Ordered Probit Estimator with Mixed Effects [PDF]
This paper investigates the relationship between educational attainment and truancy. Using data from the Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, we estimate the causal impact that truancy has on educational attainment at age 16. Problematic is that both
Anna Conte, Franz Buscha
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines youth entrepreneurship narratives in South Asia to show how digital and green orientations are expressed and communicated to build legitimacy in the post‐COVID context. Using computational text analysis of 450 documents (startup websites, incubator reports, and government policy statements from 2018 to 2024), the study ...
Sulochana Dissanayake +3 more
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A Joint Framework for Analysis of Agri-Environmental Payment Programs [PDF]
This paper presents an approach for simultaneously estimating farmers' decisions to accept incentive payments in return for adopting a bundle of environmentally benign management practices. Using the results of a multinomial probit analysis of surveys of
Cooper, Joseph C.
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