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Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT On‐orbit rendezvous and docking constitute one of the most technically challenging activities in the history of space activities. As space endeavours mature to crewed missions, space rendezous and docking technologies (RDT) emerge as an area of technological innovation critical to advances in future crewed space exploration.
Nikita Chiu, Markus Kornprobst
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Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Much of the subsea cable network, which carries the vast majority of global internet traffic, is developed, owned, and operated by private corporations. In an era of growing global tensions, states have come to view these cables as critical to their interests. The article addresses the disconnect between statecraft‐centric explanations and the
Joscha Abels
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The Lifecycle of Typical IPOs: The Characteristics of Surviving Firms
Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores the dynamics of firm evolution by analysing the timing and sequencing of a firm's innovation, investment, financing and payout decisions following an IPO. We apply real options theory to analyse our sample that includes all IPOs listed on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and NASDAQ since 1976, categorised into surviving, voluntarily ...
Jennifer Gippel +4 more
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Unveiling Corruption's Influence on Insider Trading: US Insights
Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between state‐level political corruption and firm‐level insider trading in the United States. State corruption is proxied using Department of Justice court cases involving corrupt activities. The findings reveal a positive and statistically significant association between political corruption and insider ...
Ahmed Al‐Hadi +3 more
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Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We compile a novel set of country benchmark sub‐samples representing advanced, emerging, large, and APAC countries to understand the impact of country‐ and company‐specific governance factors on ESG scores worldwide. We find that companies in advanced and large countries demonstrate the highest mean performance and the lowest greenwashing ...
Kim Kercher +3 more
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Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Revised GDP data suggest that Japan was more than one‐third richer in 1874 than suggested by Maddison, and that Meiji period growth built on earlier development. Despite trend GDP per capita growth during the Tokugawa Shogunate, the catching‐up process only started after 1890 with respect to Britain, and after World War I with respect to the ...
Stephen Broadberry +2 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Livestock often serves as self‐insurance against health shocks for rural households in developing countries. However, little is known about how public health insurance affects livestock production decisions. This paper fills the gap by examining the impact of China's New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) on household‐level livestock ...
Ran Li
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Seeing like a citizen: Experimental evidence on how empowerment affects engagement with the state
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Building a strong and effective state requires revenue. Yet, in many low‐income countries, citizens do not make formal payments to the state or forego engaging with the state altogether due to vulnerability to opportunistic demands by state agents. We study two randomized interventions in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, designed to
Soeren J. Henn +4 more
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Local authorities' capacity to advance climate action in the food and farming sectors
Area, EarlyView.Abstract The mitigation measures needed in the face of climate change require transformation in the production and consumption of food. This paper examines local authorities' role in driving practical transformation in the food and farming sectors at the local level, reflecting on the complexity of these sectors and the implications for the effective ...
Aimee Morse +5 more
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From Rating System to Thought Leadership: The Evolution of the Canada Green Building Council
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Green Building Social Movement Organizations encourage the adoption of green buildings, primarily by promoting sustainability rating tools. While numerous papers have explored the market impact of these sustainability rating tools, very few have examined either the lengthy and protracted process of their selection and enrollment by ...
J. J. McArthur +2 more
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