Collateral and own capital have resurfaced only recently in economic literature as subjects of economic theory without … and own capital is partly due to classical and neoclassical economics ignoring an eminent mercantilist author and his … touching upon the essence of property its capacity to be burdened and encumbered; that is, to be collateralised. This will be …

Assets are an important means of coping with adverse events in developing countries but the role of gendered ownership … of assets, but relative ownership varies by type of asset. Controlling for unobserved heterogeneity across households and …

, inside ownership, and the marginal cost of capital. We discuss implications for the determinants of firm size, the …We investigate the cost of capital in a model with an agency conflict between inside managers and outside shareholders …. Inside ownership reflects the classic tradeoff between incentives and risk diversification, and the severity of agency costs …

. Recycling and human capital formation use productive factors and are rooted therefore, as all other activities, in the material …. Ecoefficiency contributes to reducing material waste in all processes. Recycling can reduce the diffusion of waste by feeding it … back into the economy. Human capital enhances productivity, eco-efficiency and the quality of all kinds of outputs …