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Social capital and investment in R&D: new externalities
We introduce social capital in an endogenous growth model with physical capital, human capital, and research and development (R&D), and we compare the market with the efficient solutions.
Tiago Neves Sequeira +1 more
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Underinvestment in on-the Job Training? [PDF]
[Excerpt] A growing number of commentators are pointing to employer sponsored training (OJT)as a critical ingredient in a nation\u27s competitiveness. American employers appear to devote less time and resources to the training of entry level blue collar,
Bishop, John H.
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Nudging ESG Investments via Digital Financial Advising: Evidence From an Investment Game Experiment
ABSTRACT The influence of financial advisors on retail investors' sustainable investment choices remains surprisingly underexplored, despite their potential to shape investment behavior. This study uses an experimental design to examine how sustainability‐related information provided by a digital (simulated) financial advisor affects individual demand ...
Caterina Lucarelli +2 more
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How does CEO career variety affect a firms investment efficiency?
While prior studies have extensively examined CEO career variety in developed economies, its implications for investment efficiency in emerging markets remain limited.
Nurul Fitriani +3 more
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Acceptable range for structural fire resistance in performance based design [PDF]
Structural fire safety engineering is increasingly moving away from prescriptive design rules to what is generally referred to as Performance Based Design (PBD) in which the structure or structural components are designed to satisfy performance ...
Caspeele, Robby +2 more
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Water resources management in a homogenizing world: Averting the Growth and Underinvestment trajectory [PDF]
Biotic homogenization, a de facto symptom of a global biodiversity crisis, underscores the urgency of reforming water resources management to focus on the health and viability of ecosystems.
Hjorth, P +4 more
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ABSTRACT This study analyses the association between carbon emissions and financial performance in Latin American firms. The scientific literature on this topic is limited, with little evidence available in this geographical region. This study aims to address this research gap by testing hypotheses focused on analysing how Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon ...
Ana Isabel Mendieta‐Callirgos +3 more
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Firms’ Investment Level and (In)Efficiency: The Role of Accounting Information System Quality
We investigate whether accounting information system quality has an impact on the level and efficiency of firms’ investments. While firms’ growth depends on investment and financing decisions, accounting information is fundamental for the decision-making
Cláudia Pereira +3 more
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Research has documented a significant relationship between financial leverage and investment decisions, however divergent views exist about whether this relationship is explained by the underinvestment hypothesis or the overinvestment hypothesis.
Miriam Mondosha, Akios Majoni
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The Study of Accruals and Conservatism Effect on Investment Efficiency [PDF]
،This paper by using adjusted model of biddle et al (2009), conditional relationship between conservatism and accrual quality on investment efficiency has been tested in Tehran stock exchange (TSE) during 2006-2009.
Hossien Fakhari, Shadi Rasooli
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