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Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary private carbon initiatives (VPCIs) promote the implementation of agricultural conservation practices that mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) via financial incentives to participating farmers. Simultaneously, an array of public policies supports the adoption of conservation practices through technical and financial ...
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accounting for the determinants of banks’ credit ratings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The contribution of the banking industry to the recent financial crisis 2007/8 has raised public concerns about the excessive involvement of banks in risky activities.
Hassan, OAG, Barrell, R
core  

How Fiscal Policies Affect Credit Rates: Probit Analysis of Three Main Credit Rating Agencies’ Sovereign Credit Notes

open access: yesTransylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 2019
The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between fiscal policy and sovereign credit ratings within a comparative framework for the post-2000 period.
Eda Balikçioğlu, Hakki Hakan Yilmaz
doaj   +1 more source

Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sales Management in Green Finance: Investment Efficiency and Business Innovation in Financial Institutions [PDF]

open access: yesRevista de Management Comparat International
This study explores the dynamics of sales management within the context of green finance, focusing on the efficiency of investments and the role of business innovation in advancing sustainability goals.
Mădălina Vrabie   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blockchain‐Based Smart Contracts in US Specialty Crop Marketing: Grower Preferences and Adoption Potential

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting sovereign credit risk in Fiji: New evidence from high-frequency contingent claims analysis

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance
This study applies Contingent Claims Analysis (CCA), based on the Black-Scholes option pricing framework, to assess Fiji’s sovereign credit risk and generate forward-looking risk indicators.
Rajneel Narayan, Rup Singh
doaj   +1 more source

Sovereign Credit Rating Contagion in the EU

open access: yesProcedia Economics and Finance, 2015
AbstractThe recent persistent and synchronised deterioration in the euro zone had severe consequences for the euro community, the effects of which have been felt by the global community. This study proved that sovereign rating contagion existed between euro countries during the two recent windows of crises, namely the Lehman and sovereign debt crisis ...
Fourie, Leila, Botha, Ilse
openaire   +1 more source

Automated generative process synthesis via transformer‐based dual‐loop simulation and optimization

open access: yesAIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study presents a novel framework for automated generative process synthesis, addressing the complexity of simultaneously optimizing discrete topologies and continuous operating variables. To overcome conventional superstructure limitations, we propose a dual‐loop architecture integrating generative transformers with rigorous process ...
Yeong Woo Son   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retinal Vessel Segmentation: A Comprehensive Review From Classical Methods to Deep Learning Advances (1982–2025)

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Four decades of retinal vessel segmentation research (1982–2025) are synthesized, spanning classical image processing, machine learning, and deep learning paradigms. A meta‐analysis of 428 studies establishes a unified taxonomy and highlights performance trends, generalization capabilities, and clinical relevance.
Avinash Bansal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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