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Persuasive lobbying and the value of connections
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract The inflow of money into politics and the influence of interest groups on policies are well‐documented, but the monetary value of accessing policymakers is less well‐understood. As a result, it is unclear what inferences researchers can draw from lobbying expenditures about interest groups' strategies and their ideological alignment with ...
Emiel Awad, Clement Minaudier
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The Trans-Saharan Book Trade: Manuscript Culture, Arabic Literacy and Intellectual History in Muslim Africa, edited by Graziano Krätli and Ghislaine Lydon [PDF]
, 2018 First author ...
Ngom, Fallou
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Consumer confidence and household investment
Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.Abstract Can consumer confidence account for the leading indicator property of household investment (HI) over the US business cycle? We find that it does. Consumer confidence leads HI and housing starts by two and one‐quarter, respectively. Household investment increases persistently after a positive confidence shock, and so do total hours worked ...
Hashmat Khan +2 more
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European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the relationship between Chief Financial Officer (CFO) overconfidence and firm performance through the lens of environmental violations and constituency statutes. Drawing on stakeholder and upper echelons theories, we find that firms with overconfident CFOs are more likely to commit environmental violations, which ...
Panagiotis Andrikopoulos +4 more
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İslâm Düşüncesinde Ahlâk Felsefesi: Akılcılar ve Tecrübeciler
Kader, 2022 Bu çalışma, Ahmet Mahmut Suphi’nin İslâm Düşüncesinde Ahlâk Felsefesi: Akılcılar ve Tecrübeciler isimli eserini konu edinmektedir. Eser, İslâm düşüncesi bir ahlâk felsefesine sahip midir? sorusunu temel almaktadır.
Zeynep Hümeyra Koç
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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy experimentation and applications [PDF]
, 2019 This is an era of rapid production and fast growth. Reliable and fast analytical testing techniques are an essential part of manufacturing industries and testing and certifying authorities. Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is one of the highly
Haider, Zuhaib +3 more
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Escherichia coli TatA and TatB Proteins Have N-out, C-in Topology in Intact Cells [PDF]
, 2012 The twin arginine protein transport (Tat) system translocates folded proteins across the cytoplasmic membrane of prokaryotes and the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts.
Alami +58 more
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Do Politically Connected Board Members Influence Firms' Debt Choices? Public Debt Versus Bank Debt
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a unique hand‐collected data set on the political connections of board members of S&P 1500 companies, we find that board members with stronger government ties are positively associated with firms' preference for public debt over bank debt.
Mustapha Douch +2 more
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Financial Statement Readability and Firm Debt Choice
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Examining more than 16,000 firm‐year observations in the United States, we provide novel evidence showing that higher financial statement readability leads to a decrease in information asymmetry and the need for external monitoring, thereby reducing the reliance on bank debt relative to public debt.
Wajih Abbassi +3 more
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SPIRITUALITAS DAN GENDER: Sufi-Sufi Perempuan
Living Islam: Journal of Islamic Discourses, 2018 Today there have been many studies of Sufism, but not many studies have discussed the involvement and contribution of women in the realm of Islamic mysticism in particular. This fact cannot be used as an excuse to say that Sufism, especially Islam, completely ignores the position and contribution of women. The few studies, once again, cannot be used as
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