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Regional institutional quality and firm-level innovation: a case of selected south asian economies
Using rich micro-level data on manufacturing firms in four South Asian economies, this paper examines how regional institutional quality (RIQ)...
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Waste from production: an analysis at the firm level
Waste management is an essential tool for policymakers. We derive an efficient production function using a dual cost approach related to waste from...
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Quagga Mussels, Submerged Resources, and Archaeology: How to Preserve Submerged Planes in Freshwater
The conservation of submerged cultural resources can be threatened by the presence of invasive species. One such invasive species is the quagga...
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Inequalities in Resources for Preschool-Age Children by Parental Education: Evidence from Six Advanced Industrialized Countries
This paper provides new evidence on inequalities in resources for children age 3–4 by parental education using harmonized data from six advanced...
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Understanding the Nexus Between Techno-Stress, Psychological Well-Being, and the Moderating Role of Job Resources in the Gig Economy
This study investigates the impact of technology-driven platforms on gig workers in the evolving gig economy, emphasising the challenges of...
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The Intermittent History of Exploitation of Terrestrial Biotic Resources on the Small Islands of the Western Mediterranean Basin
We provide a synthesis of the history and the extent of human impact on the terrestrial ecosystems of the small islands and islets of the western...
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) was founded in 1970 as a small environmental law firm, and it has since grown into one of the most...
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Precarious Work Patterns on Workers’ Perceptions of Family-Level Resources, Cohesion, and Flexibility
Research on work insecurity in the US has examined specific precarious work factors such as low wages, nonstandard work hours and scheduling, and...
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Power resources and workplace collective bargaining: evidence from China
During the strike wave of 2010, S provincial authority began to support trade unions in experimenting with workplace union elections and collective...
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Exploitation or Investment of Africa’s Land Resources by the Chinese
The chapter seeks to discuss the thin line between the Africa–China relationship of exploitation or investment in African resources. The chapter...
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The Challenge of Productivity-Based Development: Innovation Gaps and Economic Structure in Latin America
In this paper, we analyze how firm-level capabilities and characteristics affect firm innovation activities and innovation outputs in seven Latin...
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Economic policy uncertainty, corporate diversification and firm value: the global evidence
This paper investigates the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on firm value and examines corporate diversification's role between EPU and...
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) was founded in 1970 as a small environmental law firm, and it has since grown into one of the most...
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Inter-Industry Wage Differentials in China: Evidence from a Correlated Random Effect Model
We specify a correlated random effect model to study inter-industry wage differentials using a small sample of Chinese firm level panel data. We find...
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Contact Resources and Homophily Both Pay Off: The Effects of Used Social Capital
This chapter offers a critical review of the Mouw–Lin debate and examines the role of contact resources in job outcomes in the US, East Germany...
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The Role of Arbitral Tribunals in Resolving Energy and Natural Resources Disputes in Africa
The role of arbitral tribunals has not received the desired attention of scholars and commentators in connection with energy and natural resources...
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Becoming Successful in the Business and Law Sectors: Institutional Structures and Individual Resources
Recent studies have highlighted the increasing number of descendants of migrants completing higher education and accessing labour market positions in...
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Graphical diagnostics in proportional odds models—Empirical study on determinants of FinTech payment service diffusion by SMEs in Italy
FinTech, the merging of finance and modern Internet-based technology, has rapidly presented itself as a disruptor to traditional business sector. In...
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Impact of Credit Constraints on Financial Performance of Small and Medium Size Enterprises
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are fundamental to national economic development through poverty alleviation and employment creation....
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A Development Lens to Frugal Innovation: Bringing Back Production and Technological Capabilities into the Discourse
Within a context of accumulated technological capabilities in the Global South and the re-emergence of industrial policy, this article seeks to...
