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Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout? [PDF]
Since the dawn of broadcasting, and especially in the past decade, Americans have turned their attention from local to more distant sources of news and entertainment. While the integration of media markets will raise the private welfare of many consumers,
Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Joel Waldfogel
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rapid technological change, shorter lifecycles and rising demand for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) are increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and emphasise the need for a circular economy. This paper identifies barriers and enablers of the circular transition in EEE and outlines interventions.
Aya Abdelmeguid, Lucia Corsini
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Referendum Design, Quorum Rules and Turnout [PDF]
In this article, we focus on the consequences of quorum requirements for turnout in referendums. We use a rational choice, decision theoretic voting model to demonstrate that participation quorums change the incentives some electors face, inducing those ...
Pedro C. Magalhães +1 more
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Target Firm's ESG Engagement and Post–M&A Performance: The Mediating Role of Acquirer's CSR Strategy
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper examines whether the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of target firms influences both accounting‐based and market‐based corporate financial performance (CFP) within the merger and acquisition (M&A) context and whether this relationship is mediated by the acquirer's corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy.
Francesco Gangi +4 more
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Civilian national service programs can powerfully increase youth voter turnout. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2022 Mo CH, Holbein JB, Elder EM.
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Public Opinion Polls, Voter Turnout, and Welfare: An Experimental Study [PDF]
We experimentally study the impact of public opinion poll releases on voter turnout and welfare in a participation game. We find higher turnout rates when polls inform the electorate about the levels of support for various candidates than when polls are ...
Arthur Schram, Jens Großer
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Fueling Tomorrow: Scenario Planning for the Future of Gas Stations
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Transport electrification is reshaping the service infrastructures that mediate everyday mobility, yet most electrification scenario studies remain macrolevel and offer limited insight into how incumbent forecourt (gas‐station) networks can adapt under deep uncertainty.
Joao Gabriel Rosa +2 more
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A polygenic score for educational attainment partially predicts voter turnout. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021 Dawes CT +3 more
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Turnout and the modeling of economic conditions: Evidence from Portuguese elections [PDF]
This paper analyzes the impact of economic conditions on voter turnout at Portuguese legislative and municipal elections. We use four extensive datasets to estimate an economic turnout model in which local economic variables are included in quadratic ...
Rodrigo Martins, Francisco José Veiga
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CEO Compensation and the ESG Activities of Compensation Peers
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between executive compensation at focal firms and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of compensation peer (CP) firms. Despite the growing integration of ESG metrics into executive compensation design, and the mandatory disclosure of CP groups, no prior research has examined ...
Jamshed Iqbal +2 more
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