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The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall, Yusraa Maryam, Sumeya Loonat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dividends and Taxes [PDF]

How do dividend taxes affect firm behavior and what are their distributional and efficiency effects? To answer these questions, the first problem is coming up with an explanation for why firms pay dividends, in spite of their tax penalty.
Roger Gordon, Martin Dietz
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Impact of sugary drink taxes on beverage calories purchased in a national fast food restaurant chain: A quasi-experimental study. [PDF]

PLoS Med
Rummo PE, Echenique JA, Wu E, Mijanovich T, Desai SM, Bragg MA, Weitzman BC, Elbel B, Elbel B.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

What is a curriculum for life? Using youth participatory action research and applied arts to understand and amplify undergraduate students', children's and young people's mental health and wellbeing recommendations for education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Mental health is a critical issue globally, with young people being one of the most affected groups. Young people have campaigned vehemently for a ‘curriculum for life,’ arguing that their education is failing to meet their needs (British Council, 2022).
Lisa Stephenson, Helen Young
wiley   +1 more source

Taxes and the Labor Market [PDF]

We estimate the effect of exogenous changes in taxes on the US unemployment rate and on several other labor market variables. Our estimates are based on a revised version of the Romer and Romer (2010) narrative record of exogenous tax innovations, with ...
Antonella Trigari, Tommaso Monacelli, Roberto Perotti   +2 more
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Alcohol Sales Taxes Are Associated With Reduced Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight in the United States. [PDF]

J Stud Alcohol Drugs
Subbaraman MS, Thomas S, Treffers R, Roberts SC.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

More‐than‐gender? Moving beyond gendered expectations of divergent learners in early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we explore how neurodivergent ways of being in early education are often gendered. The intersectionalities of gender and neurodivergence often lead to fixed expectations that perpetuate binary interpretations, pathologisations, missed diagnoses and a lack of curated support.
Ruth Churchill Dower, Hannah Hogarth
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to raising taxes on tobacco products in Uganda: a political economy analysis. [PDF]

Health Policy Plan
Zakumumpa H, Paina L, Ssegujja E, Ssempala R, Ssengooba F.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Business Framework for Product Take‐Back—A Structured Multiple‐Case Analysis

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The potential of take‐back systems remains largely unrealized as initiatives have proven difficult to implement in practice. The question is why we do not see more take‐back systems given the substantial environmental benefits. We try to understand the challenges and stumbling blocks in setting up take‐back from a business perspective.
Rasmus Jørgensen, Torben Pedersen
wiley   +1 more source

Taxes and Pensions [PDF]

Pension benefit rules depend on individual history far more than taxes do, and age plays a much larger role in pension determination than in tax determination.
Peter A. Diamond
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