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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

The extension of the taxon cycle model to island plants: insights from the Canarian vascular flora

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Taxon cycle models describe eco‐evolutionary patterns of lineage colonization, diversification, and decline across archipelagos, inferring an important role for competition amongst ecologically similar taxa in driving concurrent niche changes.
José María Fernández‐Palacios   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Media Attention to Climate Change and Investor Flows in US Equity Mutual Funds

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how climate‐related news influences mutual fund investor behaviour in the United States. Although prior research has documented the financial relevance of climate risks, little is known about how media attention to climate change shapes capital allocation across mutual funds.
Laura Andreu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do political parties matter for property taxes? [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Aldunate F, Diaz C, Truffa S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Introduction to Special Issue: Topics Related to Real Estate Market Efficiency. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Real Estate Financ Econ (Dordr), 2023
Broxterman D   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Climate Change Mitigation Takes the Lead: EU Taxonomy‐Aligned and Eligible Activities in Relation to Debt Financing

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assesses the degree of alignment with and eligibility to the EU Taxonomy of non‐financial firms and investigates its relationship with their Cost of Debt (CoD). The empirical analysis is based on a sample of 306 non‐financial firms listed on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index across 15 European countries. Taxonomy‐related data were manually
Fabio Rizzato   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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