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Social interaction and geographic diffusion of iron‐biofortified beans in Rwanda (2022)
Journal Article
Funes, J., Sun, L., Sedano, F., Baiocchi, G., & Benson, T. (2022). Social interaction and geographic diffusion of iron‐biofortified beans in Rwanda. Agricultural Economics: the journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, 53(4), 503-528. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12722

Abstract: This study analyzes smallholder farmers’ decisions to adopt beans with higher levels of dietary iron developed through a conventional breeding technique called biofortification. We approach this study by applying spatial econometric techniq... Read More about Social interaction and geographic diffusion of iron‐biofortified beans in Rwanda.

Determinants of Adoption and the Type of Solar PV Technology Adopted in Rural Pakistan (2022)
Journal Article
Ahmar, M., Ali, F., Jiang, Y., Wang, Y., & Iqbal, K. (2022). Determinants of Adoption and the Type of Solar PV Technology Adopted in Rural Pakistan. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, Article 895622. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.895622

The electricity crisis in Pakistan has been triggering grid power outages (load shedding) for many decades, which has not only affected the commercial and industrial sectors but also the domestic sector, specifically the livelihood of rural areas of... Read More about Determinants of Adoption and the Type of Solar PV Technology Adopted in Rural Pakistan.

Designing public financial management systems: exploring the use of chatbot-assisted case studies (2022)
Journal Article
Asquer, A., & Krachkovskaya, I. (2022). Designing public financial management systems: exploring the use of chatbot-assisted case studies. Public Money & Management, 42(7), 551-557. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2022.2069412

This article describes the use of a chatbot-assisted case study in teaching accountancy students how to design a public financial management system. A case study on the redesign of invoice payment system at the government of Andalucía in the 1980s wa... Read More about Designing public financial management systems: exploring the use of chatbot-assisted case studies.

Antecedents of corporate social responsibility disclosure: evidence from the UK extractive and retail sector (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Yekini, K., Babajide, B., & Kessy, M. (2022). Antecedents of corporate social responsibility disclosure: evidence from the UK extractive and retail sector. International Journal of Accounting & Information Management, 30(2), 161-188. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJAIM-08-2021-0158

Purpose – This study aims to examine the level of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure among the UK extractive and retail sectors and consequently ascertain whether corporate board characteristics and firm characteristics can explain obse... Read More about Antecedents of corporate social responsibility disclosure: evidence from the UK extractive and retail sector.

Differing behaviours of forecasters of UK GDP growth (2022)
Journal Article
Meade, N., & Driver, C. (2023). Differing behaviours of forecasters of UK GDP growth. International Journal of Forecasting, 39(2), 772-790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2022.02.005

The literature suggests that the dispersion of agents’ forecasts of an event flows from heterogeneity of beliefs and models. Using a data set of fixed event point forecasts of UK GDP growth by a panel of independent forecasters published by HM Treasu... Read More about Differing behaviours of forecasters of UK GDP growth.

Alternative Utilizations of Government Guarantees (2022)
Book Chapter
Julies, A. (2022). Alternative Utilizations of Government Guarantees. In I. Tshabangu (Ed.), Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Future of Africa and Policy Development (98-118). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8771-3.ch006

The potential catalytic role of sovereign guarantees as a public finance management (PFM) instrument of government to assess sovereign credit rating outcomes is explored. The New Institutional Economics (NIE) framework offers alternative consideratio... Read More about Alternative Utilizations of Government Guarantees.

Fellowship amongst peers: A single country analysis of the effects of bank governance and competitiveness on interbank market microstructure (2022)
Thesis
Ikimalo, A. Fellowship amongst peers: A single country analysis of the effects of bank governance and competitiveness on interbank market microstructure. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The aim of this study is to examine the market microstructure and evolution of overnight lending rates in the interbank market in a single country. Interest in understanding the interbank market surged in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial cr... Read More about Fellowship amongst peers: A single country analysis of the effects of bank governance and competitiveness on interbank market microstructure.

Impact of China’s Infrastructure Outward Foreign Direct Investment (2022)
Thesis
Shoaib, A. Impact of China’s Infrastructure Outward Foreign Direct Investment. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

China’s infrastructure investment has seen considerable growth over the past 15 years. It’s helping fill the existing global infrastructure gap by providing infrastructure facilities that are crucial for the recovery and stability of less developed c... Read More about Impact of China’s Infrastructure Outward Foreign Direct Investment.

External Knowledge Search to Facilitate Knowledge Transfer in IJVs of Low Carbon Technology Sector: A Process-based Perspective (2022)
Thesis
Huang, L. External Knowledge Search to Facilitate Knowledge Transfer in IJVs of Low Carbon Technology Sector: A Process-based Perspective. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

International joint ventures (IJVs) have been a significant vehicle of knowledge transfer between multinational enterprises (MNEs) and firms in emerging markets. In this study, we build on dynamic capabilities and external knowledge search from open... Read More about External Knowledge Search to Facilitate Knowledge Transfer in IJVs of Low Carbon Technology Sector: A Process-based Perspective.