Results 151 to 160 of about 699,131 (238)
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Using newly collected discount rate data for six Swiss cities from 1846 to 1893, we find no evidence of increasing integration during a 30‐year period of lightly regulated free banking. We attribute this to two structural issues: banks had incentives to ward off competitors by protecting their local monopolies or forming cartels, and there was
Daniel Kaufmann, Rebecca Stuart
wiley +1 more source
Difference and the Liberation of Sufficient Reason
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract The Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) holds that every event and entity can be explained by a sufficient reason or cause. Philosophers have long struggled with the question of the PSR's compatibility with freedom, for if what occurs or exists follows necessarily from its sufficient reason then it seems it could not have been otherwise ...
Louis Matheou
wiley +1 more source
Employment Protection and Bank Dividends: Evidence From Wrongful Discharge Laws
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using the staggered adoption of the good faith exception to U.S. wrongful discharge laws, we examine the causal effect of employment protection and firing costs on bank dividend payouts. We find stronger employment protection significantly reduces dividends, with good faith adoption lowering payouts by 7% relative to the mean. In line with the
Alessio Bongiovanni, Joshua Cave
wiley +1 more source
Underpricing and Overachievement: Celebrating Jay Ritter's IPO Research
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This tribute celebrates Jay Ritter's scholarship on the occasion of his election as Fellow of the American Finance Association. Best known for documenting and IPO underpricing, hot issue markets, and the long‐run underperformance of new issues, Jay has shaped how academics, practitioners and regulators understand the going‐public process, from
Silvio Vismara
wiley +1 more source
Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT SDG 16 emphasizes the need for accountable institutions, often based on the assumption that public officials are accountable to politicians, who in turn are accountable to citizens. However, in many developing countries, neopatrimonial governance can weaken this accountability chain, as politicians themselves may act as “unprincipled ...
Edidiong Bassey, Emer Mulligan
wiley +1 more source
Family Relations, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This mixed‐methods study examined transgender (trans) parents' concerns about being targeted and reported to child protective services by schools, health care providers, neighbors, and family members. Background Trans people and parents specifically may be experiencing heightened fears about interfacing with sources of potential ...
Abbie E. Goldberg +3 more
wiley +1 more source
The Speed of Corporate Cash Adjustment: Evidence From Labor Protection Laws
Financial Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how labor protection affects the dynamics of corporate cash policy. Using the staggered adoption of U.S. state‐level wrongful discharge laws, we find that stronger labor protection reduces the speed of cash adjustment by 16.7%.
Rongbing Xiao +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines working‐class women academics' labor as constituting transformative praxis within the capitalist university. Drawing on oral history interviews with 28 Australian women academics from working‐class backgrounds, I demonstrate that working‐class women occupy contradictory class positions simultaneously, exploited through ...
Piper A. Bell
wiley +1 more source
Enhancing Recharge in the Edwards Aquifer, Texas: Measures, Outcomes, and Lessons for Karst Aquifers
Groundwater, EarlyView.Abstract Managed aquifer recharge is a widely adopted method that involves storing excess water underground for future use. While managed aquifer recharge has been applied globally to different aquifer types, its use in karst aquifers is less common due to the unique hydrogeological characteristics of these systems, including high permeability ...
Neelam Thapa Magar, Robert E. Mace
wiley +1 more source