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(In)justice in Smart Cities: Barriers and an Integrative Framework for Solution Pathways From a Global Perspective

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smart city initiatives aim for sustainability and inclusiveness, but recent evidence shows that they often lead to injustices. Although this contradiction has received growing academic attention, a comprehensive understanding of how justice is addressed within smart city practices remains limited.
Md. Nazmul Haque   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Argentinean Real Exchange Rate 1900-2006: Testing Purchasing Power Parity Theory

open access: yesEstudios de Economía, 2016
This paper tests the Purchasing Power Parity Theory of Exchange Rates dealing with Argentinean data for the period 1900-2006. This is equivalent to testing if the Real Exchange Rate is a stationary variable or if its components (the nominal exchange ...
Marco del Bianco
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Colombian Purchasing Power Parity Analysed Using a Framework of Multivariate Cointegration [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper tests for purchasing power parity (PPP)between Colombia and its main trading partners using the Johansen framework of multivariate cointegration.
Peter Rowland, Hugo OLiveros C.
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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's Empowerment, Governance, and the Economics of Clean Cooking Transitions in Africa

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past few decades, the global economy, particularly in developing nations, has persistently grappled with rising dependence on conventional energy resources, thus rendering the realization of Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 7 (SDGs 5 and 7) an elusive aspiration for the international community.
Stephen Kelechi Dimnwobi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Compliance: Corporate Governance and the Paradox of Gender Equality: Evidence From EU Firms

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on gender equality is central to the European Union's sustainability and corporate governance agenda. While recent EU regulations have intensified expectations around board gender diversity (BGD) and social disclosure, the organisational drivers through which governance quality translates into ...
Suzan Dsouza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Purchasing Power Parities in Romania in the context of EU integration

open access: yesRomanian Economic Journal, 2015
Purchasing power parity (PPP) is a useful tool for international comparison of prices between countries, in order to analyze the degree of economic development.
Roxana Cristina Vîlcu
doaj  

A Correct Test of Purchasing Power Parity: The Case of Pak-Rupee Exchange Rates [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper presents some empirical evidence on long-run purchasing power parity (PPP) for eight Pak-rupee exchange rates over the period 1982:1–1994:4. Results obtained from testing for cointegration and coefficient restrictions using the Johansen (1988,
Razzaque H. Bhatti
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The Dynamic Impact of the Energy Transition on Food Security in Developing Countries

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the context of persistent food insecurity and the global push for the transition toward clean energy in developing countries, understanding the association between clean energy access and food affordability is increasingly important to inform multisectoral policy interventions. Against this background, this study explores the dynamic impact
Boris D. Soh Wenda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Purchasing Power Parity in East Asia: Why all the Fuss? [PDF]

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Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) literature is now vast with literally hundreds of papers offering tests for PPP across a broad number of countries. However, despite all the elaborate techniques employed, very little explanation is given as to why PPP is so
Ralf Zurbruegg, Louise Allsopp
core  

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