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Open Access 22.04.2024

New data and descriptor for crowdfunding and renewable energy

This work exhibits an extensive panel dataset and data descriptor on the crowdfunding-renewable energy nexus. This new source of data may find large use in energy economics, econometrics and policy, as well as financial and microfinance analysis.

verfasst von:
Dario Salerno, Andrea Gatto, Simona Russo

15.04.2024

A new approach for measuring and analysing residential segregation

This work proposes a new approach for residential segregation analysis contributing to the methodological debate relating to the measurement of the phenomenon and its comparability between different urban contexts. The strategy of analysis …

verfasst von:
Antonio De Falco, Antonio Irpino

15.04.2024

A spectral approach to evaluating VaR forecasts: stock market evidence from the subprime mortgage crisis, through COVID-19, to the Russo–Ukrainian war

We explore the application of spectral methods in risk management as means of validating VaR models. We propose to replace earlier spectral VaR tests with the test based on the Anderson–Darling statistic. Based on assumptions relevant to VaR …

verfasst von:
Marta Małecka, Radosław Pietrzyk

15.04.2024

Gender gap and the labour market structure: A neoclassical approach for the case of Turkiye

In recent years, Turkiye has been among the lowest in the Global Gender Gap index announced. This study is intended to analyze the main determinants of the labour market and the role of women in this market by shedding light on Turkiye’s economic …

verfasst von:
Parla Onuk, Yılmaz Aydin

15.04.2024

Multifaceted factors and indices contributing towards malnutrition (underweight) among children residing in Cholistan desert, Punjab, Pakistan

Child malnutrition is one of the major causes of child morbidity and mortality around the globe especially in developing countries. The current study attempts to investigate the factors that contribute to malnutrition captured through WAZ (weight …

verfasst von:
Ramsha Saleem, Shahzada M. Naeem Nawaz, Faiz-ul Hassan Nasim, Muhammad Azhar Bhatti, Muhammad Atif Nawaz

Open Access 15.04.2024

Application of the DEMATEL approach to analyse the root causes of building defects

Building defects are a common phenomenon in the construction industry. The negative consequences of building defects are not limited to waste generation or low resource efficiency. This challenge can have several direct and indirect implications …

verfasst von:
Salman Shooshtarian, Argaw Tarekegn Gurmu, Muhammad Nateque Mahmood

Open Access 15.04.2024

Advertising investments on television: real option estimation through Markov chains

We propose the valuation of a real option in the telecommunications industry. According to the probabilistic present worth approach, we estimate the value of a contract between a television network and a company willing to advertise its business …

verfasst von:
G. D’Amico, R. De Blasis, V. Vigna

15.04.2024

Asking—and answering—causal questions using longitudinal data

Despite a growing availability of longitudinal datasets, it can be difficult to select the most appropriate modelling strategy. In particular, there is little guidance regarding which causal questions one can ask using longitudinal data, and what …

verfasst von:
Rafael Quintana

Open Access 15.04.2024

Identifying anomalous patterns in ecological communities’ diversity: leveraging functional boxplots and clustering of normalized Hill’s numbers and their integral functions

Diversity is fundamental in many disciplines, such as ecology, business, biology, and medicine. From a statistical perspective, calculating a measure of diversity, whatever the context of reference, always poses the same methodological challenges.

verfasst von:
Annamaria Porreca, Fabrizio Maturo

12.04.2024

Mapping social innovation impact evaluation: a comprehensive literature review and prospects for future research

In recent years, SI initiatives have emerged as a promising approach to addressing pressing social and environmental challenges. However, despite their proliferation and potential benefits, the evaluation frameworks for assessing their impact …

verfasst von:
Mohsen Nazari, Iman Mostashar Nezami, Ali Asgary

Open Access 12.04.2024

Tourism marketing, ileity and the construction of a real ideality

This study delves into the realm of island marketing, challenging prevailing assumptions held by potential mainland and urban tourists. It adopts a critical approach aimed at unraveling the motivations and expectations of these tourists in …

verfasst von:
Adalberto Dias de Carvalho, Cristiana Oliveira

06.04.2024

The impact of integrated social communication on resident’s perception and support for tourism development

Local residents play a significant role tin he growth of sustainable tourism and have a direct influence on it. In Vietnam, local governments have organized many training sessions to raise awareness and promote residents’ support for and …

verfasst von:
Hung Nguyen Phuc, Linh Dao Thi Tuyet, Tuan Tran Huu

Open Access 06.04.2024

Counting pupils moving between elusive schools: between-school pupil mobility in the Flemish primary education market

The intensity of between-school pupil mobility in Flemish regular primary education is measured for the first time, using enumerative data about a birth cohort. Given the lack of internationally established measures, several indicators …

verfasst von:
Georges Van Landeghem

06.04.2024

The importance of social media and brand trust to promote tourism brands: case study in Ho Chi Minh City

The field of marketing through social media has gained increasing popularity among tourist companies. The study aims to determine the factors on social media sites that affect customers’ trust in tourism business brands. The purpose of the survey …

verfasst von:
Nguyen Phuc Hung

06.04.2024

Cost-benefit risk analysis modeling for corporate compliance: evidence from Italy obtained through investment and industry 4.0 tax credit data analysis

Modern industrial systems are typically characterised by their multiple elements (technological, communicational, physical, etc.). These elements are interconnected and structured in such a way as to make them “immune” to, or only marginally …

verfasst von:
David Barilla, Giuseppe Caristi, Tiziana Ciano

Open Access 06.04.2024

Evaluation of sustainability reporting of the food industry in Hungary from an EU taxonomy perspective

Compliance with green requirements is becoming increasingly important in assessing the performance of companies. The new CSRD legislation requires a wider range of companies to produce sustainability reports and their content is influenced by the …

verfasst von:
Ibolya Lámfalusi, Judit Hámori, Andrea Rózsa, Judit Hegyi, Károly Kacz, Anita Miklósné Varga, Szabolcs Troján, Nóra Gombkötő

Open Access 04.04.2024

Exploring intertemporal decision-making dynamics through functional data analysis: investigating variations in different discount function's dimensions

Intertemporal preferences are closely related to essential aspects of an individual’s emotional and cognitive domains. Discount functions are used to quantify these preferences, which can help us understand conditions such as addiction …

verfasst von:
Roberta Martino, Annamaria Porreca, Viviana Ventre, Fabrizio Maturo

03.04.2024

Triangulating the moderate impact of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and social influence in social media marketing: A study of business performance in Sri Lanka's cashew industry

Theoretical triangulation (TT) within the context of social media marketing communication (SMMC) and business performance (BP) is a rarely observed phenomenon. This paper offers a critical review of the contributions of multiple theories …

verfasst von:
Sandunima Kaluarachchi, Nagendrakumar Nagalingam

02.04.2024

Auxiliary information based HEWMA chart using variable sampling interval

The use of auxiliary information concept (AIC) and variable sampling interval (VSI) feature in control charts is shown to enhance the sensitivity of the charts in out-of-control detection. In this paper, the VSI hybrid exponentially weighted …

verfasst von:
Peh Sang Ng, Wai Chung Yeong, Sajal Saha, Sok Li Lim, Wai Kwan Lau

Open Access 02.04.2024

Assessment of the influence of institutions and globalization on environmental pollution for open and closed economies

As the environmental sustainability effectiveness of various political systems is taken into consideration, it is doubtful as to whether the presumption of the overall efficiency of democracy can be sustained in global governance architecture. The …

verfasst von:
Bright A. Gyamfi, Divine Q. Agozie, Ernest B. Ali, Festus V. Bekun, Simplice A. Asongu