Trade policy uncertainty and stock price crash risk in China: The moderating role of marketization and digital transformation. [PDF]
Liu C, Masron TA, Huo H.
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ABSTRACT This study investigates earnings management in European banks in the context of the 2016 EU audit directive. Using a dynamic panel of 134 banks over 2012–2023, we apply two‐step System‐GMM estimators with three profitability measures—Earnings Before Provisions and Taxes (EBPT), Return on Assets (ROA), and Return on Equity (ROE).
Maria Christofidou +3 more
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A hybrid MARL clustering framework for real time open pit mine truck scheduling. [PDF]
Xiang X, Lin W, Li D.
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ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha +2 more
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Identification of sensorineural hearing loss subtypes using unsupervised machine learning and assessment of their replicability. [PDF]
Dimitrov L, Lilaonitkul W, Mehta N.
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Household Consumption Intentions by Income Group During Monetary Policy Easing and Tightening
ABSTRACT We investigate how the monetary policy interest rate affects Brazilian households' consumption intentions under two distinct regimes: monetary easing and tightening cycles. Using data from low‐ and high‐income households, we assess both the magnitude and the dynamics of this relationship.
Helder Ferreira de Mendonça +1 more
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Latent profiling of five-dimensional psychological resilience across generations: a deep clustering and behavioural divergence analysis in pre-conflict Iran. [PDF]
Shakouri Youvalari T, Zaim Gökbay I.
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Bank Income Smoothing, Societal Patriarchy and Policy Uncertainty
ABSTRACT Using a sample of 745 banks from 26 OECD countries over the period 1997–2023, we investigate the moderating effects of societal patriarchy on bank income smoothing (IS), amidst policy uncertainty (PU). Results indicate that in periods of high PU, banks operating in highly patriarchal societies tend to curtail the use of loan loss provisions ...
Tanveer Ahsan +4 more
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Improving Skin Lesion Diagnosis: A Hybrid Approach Using Orthogonal Combination of Local Binary Pattern Features and Ensemble Learning for Diagnostic Accuracy. [PDF]
Rahmani N, Ebrahimnezhad H.
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Impact of Sovereign Debt Maturity on Fiscal Sustainability
ABSTRACT This study is the first to investigate the impact of the term structure of public debt on fiscal sustainability. We adopt the widely used backward‐looking measure of fiscal sustainability—fiscal responsiveness as proposed by Bohn. Using data from De Graeve and Mazzolini and focusing on a sample of 19 most developed countries, we demonstrate ...
António Afonso +3 more
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