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diffusion of norms in the context of globalization. It measures the influence of nonstate actors on foreign societies and states … adopted this discourse and integrated many practices prevalent in the US private sector. It shows that the globalization of … production and capital has created in France a favorable context for the reinterpretation of corporate social responsibility …
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What is the impact of voluntary corporate environmental disclosures on the cost of equity? The present study will … information necessarily lower the cost of equity. …
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A multi-dimensional price contains several elements the client has to put together to obtain the final price. The announcement of a multi-dimensional price usually is limited to a focus on only one of the dimensions as this presentation entices the consumer in perceiving a reduced price. Using...
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picture of worldwide microfinance equity from the viewpoint of a profit-oriented investor. We construct microfinance country … equity indices and an international global microfinance index. We analyse the changes in these indices, which we assess in … improves the investor's risk-return performance. While the inclusion of microfinance equity has indeed been a major source of …
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This article provides the first empirical application of the dynamic equicorrelation (DECO) model to a cross-market data set composed of equities, bonds, foreign exchange and commodity returns during 1983–2013. The results reveal that the average cross-market equicorrelation is around 47%,...
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I propose a personal reading of some theories of social justice at a moment when the issue of equality or equity … appears to be back on the ‘development agenda’. Nowadays the term equity tends to be most often associated with the equality …
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This study examines the impact of health system characteristics on social inequities in health care use in Europe, using data from national surveys in 13 European countries. Multilevel logistic regression models are estimated to separate the individual level determinants of generalist and...
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jurisprudence tried to replace it with the concept of equity, which is broader than the legal capital. In this work, equity is … definition of equity, which is shared by other disciplines outside law gives a different approach to the financing of companies …
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Assessment of agricultural vulnerability to climate change is a prerequisite for developing effective adaptation options and strategies for the future. While assessment approaches vary across sectors and countries, there is a need to devise an effective method to assess agricultural...
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Investment in low carbon infrastructure is considered an important component of the fight against climate change. The mechanisms of climate regulation (such as carbon offsets) transfer to project developers the risks associated with reducing emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, i.e....
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