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An empirical analysis of percentage tax designation to the catholic church and other social entities in Spain

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Since 2007, the Spanish State's contribution to funding the Catholic Church comes from what is known as the ‘tax allocation’ (asignación tributaria). It is a pure system of percentage tax designation consisting of 0.7% of the tax liability of taxpayers who decide to tick the relevant box on their personal income tax form.
Ángela Castillo‐Murciego, Julio López‐Laborda, Guillermo Peña   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What affects rural households' entrepreneurial performance: Formal or informal finance availability? [PDF]

PLoS One
Xiang Z, Yin Q, Xue X, Zhang W, Wang X.
europepmc   +1 more source

More than just loyalty? Understanding members’ investment in their cooperatives’ tradable preferred shares

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Guided by behavioural economics, this paper examines the factors shaping members’ investments in tradable and appreciable preferred shares issued by their cooperatives. These shares possess characteristics of both bonds and long‐term equity, and when tradable, they acquire a market value that helps mitigate issues related to the vaguely ...
Julia Höhler, Charlotte Larsson, Louise Lidebjer, Jerker Nilsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agroecology and Transformative Adaptation to Climate Change

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines transformative adaptation to climate change through the EFICAS Project (Eco‐Friendly Intensification and Climate‐resilient Agricultural Systems) implemented across 12 upland communities in northern Laos from 2014 to 2020.
Jean‐Christophe Castella
wiley   +1 more source

Sustaining health systems in sub-Saharan Africa: public-private partnerships in a new era of reduced donor funding. [PDF]

Health Policy Plan
Haffner R, Rahim FO, Kendall L, Ali S, Karthik R, Tamirisa K, Abdelkader M, Bekele A.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Repayment Performance in Group Lending: The Case of BRAC in Tanzania

International Journal of Environmental and Rural Development, 2019
MSUYA, RAHEL KICHAWELE, IZUMIDA, YOICHI, UCHIYAMA, TOMOHIRO   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

From barriers to benefits: A personalized sleep intervention enhances sleep duration and emotional health in chronic short sleepers

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This pilot study evaluated a personalized sleep intervention incorporating motivational interviewing techniques to address sleep barriers, along with tailored sleep hygiene and extension for chronic short sleepers. Eleven university students completed a 14‐day sequential intervention (baseline, sleep hygiene and a combined phase adding 90‐min ...
Wei Wang, Ho Yin Derek Ma, Ming Ming Chiu, Shu Fai Cheung, C. Harry Hui, Mark Lawrence Wong, Janet Hui‐wen Hsiao, Rong Wei Sun, Yeuk Ching Lam, Akira Basa Okabe, Chin Ho Chan, Esther Yuet Ying Lau   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Land Finance and fiscal rules: An estimated DSGE model for Hong Kong. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhang W, Liu Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Listening to Children's Need to Matter in Skipped Generation Migrant Households: A Study in Rural Hunan, China

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the experiences of children who live in skipped generation households because of parental migration. Drawing on our matched interviews with 34 children and 20 grandparents from 19 skipped generation households in rural Hunan, central China, we examine what the children wanted significant adults to know about their care ...
Rachel Murphy, Li Mi, Xiaoyan Huang
wiley   +1 more source

Machine Learning and Metaheuristics Approach for Individual Credit Risk Assessment: A Systematic Literature Review. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Paz Á, Crawford B, Monfroy E, Barrera-García J, Peña Fritz Á, Soto R, Cisternas-Caneo F, Yáñez A.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source