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Bank Income Smoothing, Societal Patriarchy and Policy Uncertainty

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Heterogeneous Impact of Green Bonds on Environmental Quality: A Cross‐Country Analysis of the Load Capacity Factor

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of green bonds on environmental sustainability for a panel of 15 countries from 2014 to 2024, using the load capacity factor (LCF) as the main proxy for environmental quality, with biocapacity, ecological footprint, and CO2 emissions per capita used as additional environmental indicators.
Kamila Tomczak, Emre Unlu, Mehmet Pinar
wiley   +1 more source

The female journey following sexual assault: Medical care, law enforcement and judicial outcomes

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Sexual violence affects 22% of Australian women, posing health and justice challenges. Systemic failures, fragmented data, and low conviction rates hinder effective responses. This study integrates Australian Capital Territory (ACT) medical and policing datasets to examine victim characteristics and case progression from clinical ...
Vanita Parekh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Land Use Policy and Racial Segregation

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land use policies, though seemingly race‐neutral, can inadvertently contribute to racial segregation. Our study focuses on examining the impact of minimum lot size regulations on the likelihood of ethnic minorities integrating into a community, which reveals compelling evidence suggesting that black households exhibit a preference for smaller ...
Ling Huang
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenous microorganisms and benefit sharing. [PDF]

open access: yesFEMS Yeast Res
Riddle KL   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Identifiable regional and neural network abnormalities in early childhood anxiety

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Although the neural underpinnings of anxiety have been investigated, most research has been confined to adolescence and adulthood, with less of a focus on the early childhood period. Little is known about the role of anticipatory fear processing early childhood, which is a sensitive period for anxiety development.
Khalil I. Thompson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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