Bribery and Its Effect on Innovation: When Bank Finance Matters
Kyklos, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this paper, we examine the effect of bribery on innovation performance and whether bank finance serves as an effective channel of the impact. In doing so, we compute an innovation performance index for Vietnamese small and medium enterprises. We then conduct mediation analysis on the triad of bribery, bank finance and innovation performance
Thanh Le +3 more
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Early evidence for capacity standardisation in Western Europe. The vessels from Mailhac (Aude, France) 9th-7th centuries BC. [PDF]
PLoS OnePoigt T, Gorgues A, Dumas A.
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Regional Productivity Differences in the UK and France: From the Micro to the Macro
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We propose a new data resource that attempts to overcome limitations of standard firm‐level datasets for the United Kingdom (like the ARD/ABS) by building on administrative data covering the population of UK firms with at least one employee. We also construct a similar dataset for France and use both datasets to (1) provide some highlights of ...
Bridget Kauma, Giordano Mion
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Exploring the Real-Time Variability and Complexity of Sitting Patterns in Office Workers with Non-Specific Chronic Spinal Pain and Pain-Free Individuals. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Oliosi E +6 more
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Population and Development Review, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the relationship between fertility and social policies across countries within the European Union. Using European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU‐SILC) data from 2005 to 2020, the research investigates how increases and reductions in family allowances are connected to the likelihood of subsequent births
Andrea Barigazzi +2 more
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Robust frequency-dependent diffusional kurtosis computation using an efficient direction scheme, axisymmetric modelling, and spatial regularization. [PDF]
Imaging Neurosci (Camb)Hamilton J +6 more
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The Evolving Role of 21st Century Municipal Financial Advisors
Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We describe the evolution of the market for municipal financial advice since the year 2000 and present new empirical facts. Using SEC municipal advisor filings, we show that the number of operating advisors has decreased over time. We document that withdrawals—either exits, reorganizations, or mergers—are concentrated among smaller firms and ...
Daniel G. Garrett, Baridhi Malakar
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Assessing the effectiveness of demand-management-technology in reducing CO<sub>2</sub> from urban passenger transportation. [PDF]
Carbon Balance ManagLi X +5 more
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