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Mortality Crisis in Russia Revisited: Evidence from Cross-regional Comparison [PDF]
This paper provides evidence from cross-regional comparisons that the Russian mortality crisis (mortality rate increased from 1.0% to 1.6% in 1989-94 and stayed at a level of 1.4- 1.6% thereafter) was caused mostly by stress factors (increased ...
Vladimir Popov
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ABSTRACT We study how environmental innovation shapes investor expectations. We propose two mechanisms through which sustained improvements in environmental innovation may influence these expectations: non‐pecuniary investor preferences and risk mitigation.
Ellen Pei‐yi Yu +3 more
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ABSTRACT The growing frequency of global crises has intensified concerns regarding climate vulnerability and the resilience of global production systems. This study examines the heterogeneous effects of supply chain development and supply chain digitalisation on climate vulnerability across countries, while accounting for institutional and investment ...
Ziwei Li +4 more
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On the measures to provide competitiveness of agriculture under Russia’s joining the WTO
Objective: to elaborate the system of measures to increase competitiveness of the Russian agricultural complex under Russia’s joining the WTO. Methods: analysis and synthesis, program-objective method.
M. G. Akhmadeyev
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ABSTRACT ESG ratings, and in particular environmental scores (E‐scores), are becoming increasingly relevant for financial stability and capital allocation decisions. This paper investigates the relationship between corporate environmental performance and market risk, as measured through value at risk (VaR) and expected shortfall (ES), the key metrics ...
Matilda Shini +3 more
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Tax return as a political statement [PDF]
The accuracy of a tax return is usually interpreted as an outcome of the tax evasion decision by an individual. However, in non-democratic regimes with predatory blackmail tax systems it is possible that large sums voluntarily reported by influential ...
Graeber, Thomas +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study investigates the relevance of sustainable governance (SG) and its impactful elements in the context of the Russian market, a unique case of an isolated economy, using market value as a proxy for concept relevance. Adopting stakeholder and institutional approaches, this study uses panel data from 152 firms listed on the Moscow ...
Evgeniia Kiseleva +3 more
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Decentralization in regional fiscal systems in Russia - trends and links to economic performance [PDF]
To shed light on decentralization in Russia, the authors examine intergovernmental fiscal relations within regions. To analyze trends, they review channels of fiscal allocation within regions - tax sharing and local transfer schemes.
Freinkman, Lev, Yossifov, Plamen
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THE EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES: NORTHERN LOCATION AND OTHER FACTORS
Employment is a key indicator of the development of the entrepreneurial sector and of the effectiveness of national policy initiatives. A review of the literature reveals a gap in empirical research on long-term changes in the employment structure of ...
Svetlana V. Doroshenko +1 more
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Renewable Energy, Climate Risk, and the Cost of External Assurance: International Evidence
ABSTRACT Corporate shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy are central to climate‐transition strategies, but their effects on external assurance have not been well understood. This study examines whether, how and where corporate renewable energy consumption affects the cost of external assurance, proxied by statutory audit fees.
Rashid Zaman +2 more
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