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This paper argues that the key mechanisms protecting retail investors' financial stake in their portfolio investments are indirect. They do not rely on actions by the investors or by any private actor directly charged with looking after investors' interests. Rather, they are provided by the...
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-induced space; and, 3) civil society activism. During the pandemic needs-induced space for civil society has emerged both from the … society engagement in the form of both relief and advocacy/protest activism. Along with the structural condition of needs …-induced space, this civil society activism has worked to sustain civic space. …
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What motivates individuals to participate in social activism? Do awareness campaigns and information about others …' willingness to act play a role? We conduct an online experiment within a survey of nearly 2000 Indian men, focusing on activism to …-randomized to engage in one of three forms of activism: signing a petition, making a donation to an NGO fighting for the cause, or …
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enable analysis that can inform advocacy and activism, whilst challenging dominant narratives and resisting the negative …
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volunteer labour for their electioneering activities. It also examines whether a recorded decline in party activism increases … in activism stems from a fall in their motivation, following parties relying less upon them. This reduces procedural …
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In this paper, we examine the incentives for central bank activism and caution in a two-country open-economy model with …
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We analyze the consequences of activism in a regulated industry where the regulator has been captured by the industry … regulators and their actions generate dead-weight costs. Yet we find that activism may increase social welfare because it …
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