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Social, Technological, Economic, and Policy Factors in the Circular Economy Transition in Brazil

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A well‐functioning circular economy (CE) integrates resilience across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. This study identifies key drivers and barriers to Brazil's CE transition through 20 semi‐structured interviews with stakeholders. Major sociocultural barriers include inadequate education and limited CE awareness, while growing
Alejandro Gallego‐Schmid, Ana Belén Guerrero, Ricardo Rebolledo‐Leiva, Alvaro Elorrieta‐Mendoza, Denisse Milagros Paredes Cotohuanca, Raphael Ricardo Zepon Tarpani, Rodrigo Salvador, Murillo Vetroni Barros, Claudia E. Henninger, Leonardo Vásquez‐Ibarra   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Interaction of Public and Private Insurance: Medicaid and the Long-Term Care Insurance Market [PDF]

We show that the provision of even incomplete public insurance can substantially crowd out private insurance demand. We examine the interaction of the public Medicaid program with the private market for long-term care insurance and estimate that Medicaid
Amy Finkelstein, Jeffrey R. Brown
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ESG Debt Issued by Regional Governments in Spain: Financing Sustainable Development or Usual Public Expenditure?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable debt bond is an emerging instrument aiming at providing companies and governments with extra resources for financing social and environmental policies and attempting to make progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Regional governments in Spain have issued sustainable bonds in recent years to finance different spending ...
Alberto Turnes, Xavier Vence, Angeles Pereira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of government macroeconomic policies and elections on income smoothing in state-controlled commercial banks: Evidence from the MENA region. [PDF]

PLoS One
Peykani P, Sargolzaei M, Mohagheghnia MJ, Takaloo A, Valimoradi M.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Tobacco industry pricing strategies for single cigarettes and multistick packs after excise tax increases in Colombia. [PDF]

Tob Control, 2023
Sheikh ZD, Branston JR, Llorente BA, Maldonado N, Gilmore AB, Gilmore AB.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Reframing FDI Motivations Through OLIP: Explaining Private Engagement for Sustainable Development in PPPs

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The drivers of firms' participation in fragile markets have become increasingly complex. Under such conditions, the conventional explanation focusing on incentives within the OLI framework—ownership, location, and internalization advantages—proves insufficient.
Yu Ri Kim, Seo Yun Choi, Taewoo Roh
wiley   +1 more source

Land Finance and fiscal rules: An estimated DSGE model for Hong Kong. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhang W, Liu Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessing Eco‐Efficiency and the Cost of Carbon Abatement in Wastewater Treatment: Evidence From Spain

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play a critical role in protecting public health and the environment but are also contributors to carbon emissions. Improving the eco‐efficiency of WWTPs is essential for advancing sustainability in the sector.
Alexandros Maziotis, Maria Molinos‐Senante   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tobacco industry pricing strategies during recent tax adjustments in Mexico: evidence from sales data. [PDF]

Tob Control
Saenz-de-Miera B, Welding K, Tseng TY, Grilo G, Cohen JE.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Loan loss provisioning and economic slowdowns: too much too late? [PDF]

Only recently the debate on bank capital regulation has devoted specific attention to the role that bank loan loss provisions can play as a part of the overall minimum capital regulatory framework. Several national regulators have adopted or are planning
Giovanni Majnoni, Luc Laeven
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