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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Economic uncertainty"”.
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Economic Uncertainty as a Source of Self-Uncertainty and a Threat to Confidence in Elections
… social psychology, this research proposes that economic uncertainty should undermine confidence in elections, because it could elicit self-uncertainty. Two studies were designed to test this hypothesis. Study 1 ( N = 87,822) was a secondary data analysis of a large-scale multi-nation dataset. …
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An empirical study of the impact of macroeconomic variables on the capital structure of South African firms during periods of heightened economic uncertainty
… of national debt to GDP (and other selected macroeconomic variables) on the capital structure of South African firms is investigated during a period of heightened economic uncertainty. Economic uncertainty, as defined in this study, refers to the degree of unpredictability and lack of confidence …
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Rethinking the aceramic neolithic: Insights from an ethnoarchaeological study on Cyprus
… results from the perspective of economic uncertainty, however, demonstrates that these strategies are in fact effective responses to environmental variability. The discussion of conceptual frameworks regarding economic uncertainty are considered relevant for rethinking the …
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Essays on Environmental Regulation
… information, and significant ecologic and economic uncertainty across time and space. First, I analyze the efficiency and distributional consequences of trade restrictions in environmental permit markets, I study common trade restrictions—segmentation and production requirements—in …
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The challenges faced by small & medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in accessing credit in Tanzania: perspectives in the time of Covid-19
… a cautious financing approach due to economic uncertainty and falling business activity with priority being on risk reduction through prioritizing low-risk clients and protecting financial institutions through enhanced financing conditions and collateral. The research concludes that …
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"Much Depends on Local Customs:"The WPA's New Deal for New Orleans, 1935-1940
… came to New Orleans in 1935, a time of economic uncertainty and even fear. The implementation of the relief embodied in the WPA was influenced by local factors that reinforced the existing social order at first but that left a framework through which that order could be challenged. The …
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Dual exchange rates : theory, insulation properties and the South African experience
… short-term capital flows due to political and economic uncertainty inherent in developing economies. The focus of this paper is on the insulation properties of dual market systems against foreign shocks. These shocks may take the form of foreign interest rate increases or increases in foreign …
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Demand uncertainty and investment in the restaurant industry
… collapse of the housing market, the prolonged economic uncertainty lingering in the U.S. economy has dampened restaurant performance. Economic uncertainty affects consumer sentiment and spending, turning into demand uncertainty. Nevertheless, the highly competitive nature of the restaurant …
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Yoga, Flow and Art Therapy: An Investigation Into Yoga's Effects on the Creative Process
… flow. In a time of global population expansion, economic uncertainty and political chaos, the challenges we currently face are without precedent. Creativity is implicated in workplace success, healthy psychological functioning, and the maintenance of healthy interpersonal relationships …
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Essays on Imperfections in Money and Capital Markets
… the demand for M1, M3 and broad money (BM) and economic uncertainty in Australia over the period 1976:2-2008:4. The results suggest that we have evidence of cointegration between money, economic activity, interest rate and price for the pre-deregulation sub-period. The long-run equilibrium …
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Stochastic Control, Optimal Saving, and Job Search in Continuous Time
Economic uncertainty may affect significantly people’s behavior and hence macroeconomic variables. It is thus important to understand how people behave in presence of different kinds of economic risk. The present dissertation focuses therefore on the impact of the uncertainty in capital and labor …
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The influence of sport sponsorship on employee’s organisational commitment
… decisions of companies. In periods of economic uncertainty and economic decline, companies often consider sport sponsorship a fundamental expense that has to be carefully managed and measured against the corporate objectives. Employees are a vital asset to any company, and taking into …
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A Digital Transformation Framework for Biopharma Manufacturing
<p>In the current climate of economic uncertainty and social unrest, biopharmaceutical (biopharma) companies face the challenges of changes in consumer behavior, cyber threats, and technological advancement. At the same time, their top priorities are global market growth, strengthening R&D, and …
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Fevers in a Reykjavík Graveyard: A COVID Novella in Modernist Iceland
… COVID-19 brought about widespread cultural uncertainty, economic inflation, and demographic upheaval. With the economic sphere of tourism stalled, cross-cultural encounters between Icelanders and foreigners took place in more unconventional and domestic spheres. Fevers in a Reykjavík …
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Monitoring and evaluating reorder point system performance : a cost-weighted approach
… hone customer focus. In an environment of global economic uncertainty, Cisco Systems sees itself entering a time of unprecedented opportunity. With the customer as a leading priority, this thesis investigates the monitoring and evaluation of Cisco's reorder point system in increasing supply chain …
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Understanding risk in a biopharmaceutical portfolio
… is the result of scientific, regulatory and economic uncertainty. The nature of the biopharmaceutical industry introduces many challenges. Each of these challenges incorporates a measure of risk into drug development. The level of understanding of technical success interdependencies has not …
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Philanthropic Motivations of Female Donors to Virginia's 4-H Program
Economic uncertainty and heightened competition for money among nonprofits has necessitated more efficient and effective resource development programs. Despite the many significant contributions of female donors, women's philanthropy has been largely unrecognized. Women have been left out of the …
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Remote Working During the Pandemic: MAPW Graduates in the Workforce
… and offset operational costs in a time of economic uncertainty. This sudden change accelerated the already growing trend of remote working in a rapid fashion and, for many, signaled the start of a new era of professional operations. As one could imagine, this also created a myriad of …
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Challenges and strategies for increasing adoption of renewable energy in the MENA region
… while also reducing the negative effects of economic uncertainty associated with battery storage adoption. A Strategy was proposed for adopting large scale battery energy storage within uncertainty. This research used two methodologies for the analysis. System causal loop modeling, which was …
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A Causal Model of Linkages between Environment and Organizational Structure, and Its Performance Implications in International Service Distribution: An Empirical Study of Restaurant and Hotel Industry
… which includes five factors -- monitoring uncertainty, asset specificity, cultural distance, political uncertainty, and economic uncertainty. The model is suggestive of a picture in which five environmental factors vie for affecting the choice of market entry modes. All five environmental …
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