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Multiplying Elements of Fragmentation? Polycentrism, the Launcher Crisis and the Future of Europe in Space

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the current controversies surrounding the European Ariane launcher and its implications for the future of European space governance. The Ariane program, historically a symbol of European technopolitical integration, faces mounting challenges due to delays, rising costs and increasing competition from private actors like ...
Nina Klimburg‐Witjes, Joseph Popper
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in the mortgage market since the crisis [PDF]

open access: yes
It appears that mortgage origination and securitization is currently “in limbo”: Private securitization has all but disappeared and is being absorbed by government- sponsored enterprisesMortgages ; Mortgage ...
Bryan J. Noeth, Rajdeep Sengupta
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Universities as the Next Counterintelligence Battleground in Geopolitical Contests

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globally, universities are increasingly becoming the target of foreign national security actors, engaging in espionage, sabotage, foreign interference and intellectual property theft. Despite that, there has been no examination of the utilisation of counterintelligence approaches by universities to the threats they face from the subordination ...
Brendan Walker‐Munro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

TALF: Jump-starting the securitization markets [PDF]

open access: yes
In the financial crisis that began in August 2007, securitization activity virtually dried up. When the housing bubble burst, the value of the collateral backing much of the asset-backed securities (ABS) declined sharply, and so did the value of the ...
Kenneth J. Robinson
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Testing the securitization paradigm of the so-called Copenhagen school in the case study of europe migrant crisis in 2015 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Migration is an international phenomenon and contentious concept. Although people have been moving by political, economic and cultural motivations since the beginning of the human history; particularly recently, migration fuels traditional fears over ...
Ileri, M.bahadir
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Accounting for Expected Cost Savings and Synergy Gains: The Role of Lenders’ Risk Preferences Comptabilisation des économies de coûts et des gains de synergie attendus : le rôle des préférences des prêteurs en matière de risque

open access: yesContemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether lenders' risk preferences explain the use of cost‐synergy adjustments in loan contracts. These adjustments represent an aggressive accounting choice that permits borrowers to add expected cost savings and synergy gains from mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings to contractual earnings. Using novel data from loan
Shushu Jiang
wiley   +1 more source

The future of securitization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Securitization is a financial innovation that experiences a boom-bust cycle, as many other innovations before. This paper analyzes possible reasons for the breakdown of primary and secondary securitization markets, and argues that misaligned incentives ...
Franke, Günter, Krahnen, Jan Pieter
core   +2 more sources

Why Settle for the Status Quo? A Critical Assessment of Pension Liability Measurement Under IFRS and US GAAP

open access: yesAbacus, EarlyView.
Relevance and faithful representation are identified by standard‐setters as fundamental qualitative characteristics for useful accounting information. We critically assess whether current pension measurement guidance under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) results in pension ...
Divya Anantharaman, Darren Henderson
wiley   +1 more source

Bringing Nuance to Real Estate Financialisation: Insights From Brazil

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Real estate has re‐emerged as an object of inquiry in geography and urban studies in recent years, particularly through the lens of the financialisation debate. The literature on financialisation has extensively documented how finance has reshaped real estate markets, often prioritising short‐term rent extraction in ways that can undermine ...
Stefano Pagin, Daniel Sanfelici
wiley   +1 more source

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