Rural–Urban Digital Divide: Evidence From Indian States
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Indian economy has achieved significant progress in recent years, with the country expected to contribute about 16% of the global growth. However, at the sub‐national level, economic development has been quite disparate over the decades, with widening inequality between the richer western and southern states and other parts of the country.
Rashmi Arora, Nikhil Sapre
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Impacts of land use and land cover changes on carbon stocks (1992-2052) Using geospatial technologies in Gena district, Southwest Ethiopia. [PDF]
Sci RepGitima G +5 more
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Material ESG Performance and Bid Premium in Merger and Acquisition Deals
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the firm‐level and country‐level environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on bid premiums in cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. We document considerable variations in bid premiums. Higher carbon emissions are associated with higher bid premiums, suggesting that acquirers may perceive ...
Ndubuisi Ezenwa +2 more
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Advancing urban management: Integrating GIS, LLMs, and media narratives into environmental and socio-economic analyses for enhanced urban crime analysis. [PDF]
PLoS OneCai Y, Chen A, Tang Z, Wang Y, Song Y.
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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
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The construction of placeness in traditional opera from the perspective of structuration theory: A case study of Huangmei Opera in Anqing, China. [PDF]
PLoS OneZhu F, Su Q, Xu J, Zhu L.
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A family of accessibility measures derived from spatial interaction principles. [PDF]
PLoS OneSoukhov A +3 more
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ESG Performance and Credit Risk: Evidence From Chinese Manufacturing Companies
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the effect of corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on credit risk using a sample of manufacturing firms listed on China's Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share markets from 2009 to 2021. Employing fixed effects, the generalised method of moments, and instrumental variable models, we find that ...
Yanan Wang +4 more
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A real-world data challenge: guidance for aligning data privacy compliance and fit-for-purpose usability. [PDF]
Health Aff SchJaffe DH +2 more
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