Academic Articles & Research Papers

Globalization and International Development Finance: a Troubled Path?

Since the establishment of the Bretton Woods institutional framework in 1944, the World Bank played the lion’s share in development finance globally. Although World Bank initially operated in terms of inter-governmental cooperation in the f...

Mental Health of Refugees in Austria and Moderating Effects of Stressors and Resilience Factors

Given the exposure to stressors in their home countries, during migration and after arrival, refugees are vulnerable to mental health problems. Their access to adequate health care and other social infrastructures, however, is hampered. Thi...

Blue Growth and Economics

Oceans and seas represent over 70% of the earth's surface. Furthermore, living aquatic resources can provide a significant contribution to food, energy and bio-based products. However, marine ecosystems are subject to increasing pressures a...

The impact of assistance on poverty and food security in a fragile and protracted-crisis context: the case of West Bank and Gaza Strip

This paper assesses the impact of assistance on the wellbeing of Palestinian households. The impact evaluation analysis uses a difference-in-difference approach for the treatment of sample selection bias. The paper uses data from the 2013 a...

Evolution of Value Added Chains in Asia Pacific Region and Opportunities for Russia

This paper examines the changing patterns of transnational value chains in the Asia-Pacific region. The methodology is based on the analysis of data extracted from the OECD – WTO Trade in Value Added Database (2016). The study demonstrates ...

Great Expectations and Hard Times: The Argentine Convertibility Plan

TellTable: Collaborative Work Using Single User Applications

Many work environments require collaborative writing and editing of documents in diverse formats. In simple cases, there is essentially one author who receives approvals and comments from others. In other cases, the document is genuinely co...

Connecting History and Foresight for Unprecedented Innovation Journeys

It is common knowledge that history repeats itself! Maybe not literally, but patterns of behaviour likely dependent of the human nature, are probably prone to repeat themselves. So, one may wonder if looking back could help us prepare for a...

Addressing Stakeholder Concerns Regarding the Effective Use of Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastics

Bio-based and biodegradable materials have the potential to replace traditional petroleum-based plastics across a range of products and contribute to a more circular economy. However, the uptake of these materials will not succeed unless co...

The Concept and Model of Learning Society in Iran

Introduction The growth of science and technology tend to convert society to a learning society and enjoy its profits and also cope with its challenges (Edwards, 2002; Jarvis, 2008; Unesco, 2005). In response to questions such as "what is a...

A Resilience Engineering Approach for the Risk Assessment of IT Services

Nowadays, services related to IT technologies have assumed paramount importance in most sectors, creating complex systems involving different stakeholders. Such systems are subject to unpredictable risks that differ from what is usually exp...

An integrated vehicle routing model to optimize agricultural products distribution in retail chains

The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) represents a thoroughly investigated domain within operations research, yielding substantial cost savings in global transportation. The fundamental objective of the VRP is to determine the optimal route pla...

New Product Launch Proficiency and Performance in MSMEs: Mediation Effects of Product Innovation

Background: The creative industries (culinary, fashion, and crafts) are growing rapidly and have become a magnet for investment and a pillar of Central Java's economy. Many Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the culinary, fashi...

Human capital and the informal economy as asymmetric drivers of the ecological footprint in Bangladesh

Abstract This article assesses the impact of the shadow economy on Bangladesh’s ecological footprint and how this association is influenced by the country’s level of human capital. Using annual data from 1994 to 2020, it employs both the Li...

Understanding the relationship: Financial inclusion's influence on bank stability in emerging economies

This study examines the impact of financial inclusion on bank stability across 36 emerging economies, utilizing bank-level data from over 1,500 commercial banks spanning the period 2004 to 2023. Despite the recognized benefits of financial ...

Impact Of Mudharabah And Murabaha Financing On Real Sector Growth In Asean Developing Countries

This research aims to analyze whether mudharabah and murabaha financing have an impact on maximizing real sector growth in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam. The method used in this research is quantitative with a descriptive-associ...

The Persistent Effects of US-China Tension on Stock Market Dynamics

Political and economic conflicts between countries directly affect national economies and financial markets. These effects are not limited to the countries involved in the conflict, but also spread to other countries through trade relations...

The Attitudes of Residents towards Agro-tourism Impacts and Its Effects on Participation in Agro-tourism Development: The Case Study of Vietnam.

This paper investigates the residents' participation in agro-tourism development by examining their attitudes towards the impacts of agro-tourism on economic, socio-culture, and environment. The data was obtained from a survey of residents ...

How Do University Students Navigate Entrepreneurial Intention? Insight and Trends from Bibliometric Analysis

This paper will offer a bibliometric review of the literature on entrepreneurial intention among university students. The study uses a dataset of 942 Scopus-indexed articles published between 2016 and 2025 to analyse trends in publications,...

Modeling the process of applying anti-crisis management in the system of ensuring financial security of the enterprise

The methodological approach to the application of anti-crisis management in the system of ensuring financial security of the enterprise, unlike the existing ones, summarizes and systematizes the theoretical and methodological features of de...