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Does economic freedom push people into suicide? New evidence from developing and developed societies, 1980–2019

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-09-05 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12602

Minea Rutar, Tibor Rutar

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Policy uncertainty and non-performing loans in Greece

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-08-20 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12601

Stephanos Papadamou, Konstantinos Pitsilkas

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Political democracy, economy, and cancer risk: A comparative analysis of 170 countries 政治民主、经济与癌症风险：170 个国家的比较分析

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-08-10 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12600

Andrew C. Patterson

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A cross-cultural study on countries' environmental performance: The influence of religion

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-08-08 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12599

Francesca Di Pillo, Fabrizio Rossi

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Tax revenue instability in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does institutional quality matter? 撒哈拉以南非洲税收不稳定：机构质量重要吗？

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12598

Roukiatou Nikiema, Mahamoudou Zore

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Family strategies: Labor migration, multigenerational households, and children's schooling in Nepal 家庭战略：尼泊尔的劳动力迁移、多代同堂家庭和儿童入学问题

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-07-13 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12597

Mark Schafer, Krishna P. Paudel, Kamal Upadhyaya

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Supply chain digitalization and corporate ESG performance 供应链数字化与企业环境、社会和公司治理绩效

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12596

Siqian Chen, Xin Leng, Kun Luo

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Configurational paths of entrepreneurial activity: An analysis based on the technology–organization–environment framework 创业活动的配置路径：基于技术-组织-环境框架的分析

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-06-27 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12595

Xiuyuan Gong, Lu Li, Nengzhi Yao, Qiaozhe Guo

{"title":"Configurational paths of entrepreneurial activity: An analysis based on the technology–organization–environment framework","authors":"Xiuyuan Gong, Lu Li, Nengzhi Yao, Qiaozhe Guo","doi":"10.1111/ajes.12595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajes.12595","url":null,"abstract":"Entrepreneurial activity is crucial for economic progress and resolving societal issues. Utilizing the technology–organization–environment (TOE) theoretical framework, this study builds a systematic model to investigate the trajectories of entrepreneurial activities across 31 provinces in China from 2019 to 2021. We employ the fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) method. Our analyses indicate that (1) multiple factors impact both high entrepreneurial activity and non-high entrepreneurial activity; entrepreneurial activity is significantly different between advanced and catching-up regions; (2) there are two types of paths that lead to high entrepreneurial activity, namely technology driven and technology–institution driven. These paths are dynamic, gradually transitioning from technology driven and technology–institution driven to industry–resource driven; and (3) non-high entrepreneurial activity may result from poor technological infrastructure and lack of human capital. These findings elucidate the different routes through which entrepreneurial activity is generated in China and offer valuable theoretical and practical insights.","PeriodicalId":47133,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Economics and Sociology","volume":"83 4","pages":"831-854"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142130354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Digital financial inclusion, rural consumption and economic growth in China 中国的数字普惠金融、农村消费与经济增长

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-06-17 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12587

Zepu Zhang, Jing Wang, Chen Sun

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Too cool for school: Participatory shirking and U.S. House passage of proxy voting 太酷了，不适合上学：参与式推卸与美国众议院通过代理投票制

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-06-14 DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12594

Franklin G. Mixon Jr., Benno Torgler

{"title":"Too cool for school: Participatory shirking and U.S. House passage of proxy voting","authors":"Franklin G. Mixon Jr., Benno Torgler","doi":"10.1111/ajes.12594","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajes.12594","url":null,"abstract":"A large portion of the American electorate holds contempt for elected representatives who skip floor votes. As a result, political challengers, and the national political media in the U.S., rarely miss a chance to inform the electorate of the shirking behavior of its representatives. New research suggests that, in 2020, the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives may have developed protection, albeit temporary, to legislators who engage in shirking behavior. That protection came via passage of House Resolution 965, which authorized “remote voting by proxy” in the U.S. House of Representatives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study extends the literature on proxy voting by empirically examining the factors that influenced the tendency of members of the U.S. House of Representatives to either shirk (i.e., skip) the vote on proxy voting (i.e., HR 965) or to vote in favor of the resolution (i.e., HR 965) allowing for the proxy vote. Econometric results suggest that Representatives' gender, age, legislative tenure, and past penchant for participatory shirking worked to determine parliamentary participation, and the direction of one's vote, on HR 965.","PeriodicalId":47133,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Economics and Sociology","volume":"83 4","pages":"793-807"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141340712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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