📈 economics

Global collaboration outweighs algorithmic complexity in AI-finance research: a negative binomial analysis of citation impact (2015-2025)

This study of 2,694 AI-finance articles (2015–2025) reveals that global collaboration, funding, and open access are the primary drivers of citation impact, while a "Complexity Paradox" penalizes methodologically specialized topics like Deep Learning and interpretable Risk Management, suggesting that audience breadth and novelty outweigh technical sophistication in determining scholarly influence.

Luis-Felipe Arizmendi2026-08-25
📈 economics

From Single Worker to Family Provider: Wage Adequacy Across Family Transitions in Morocco An Extended Synthetic Microsimulation with Regional, Employment-Status, Behavioural and Fiscal Sensitivity Analysis

This study utilizes a synthetic microsimulation to demonstrate that in Morocco, a fixed monthly wage of MAD 5,000 becomes increasingly inadequate as a worker transitions from a single individual to a large family, revealing a significant structural gap in living standards that current family allowances and fiscal policies fail to bridge without a coordinated, multi-sectoral support package.

Abdelghni el amoumri2026-08-25
📈 economics

Diet westernization and longevity in Africa: Evidence from Cross-sectionally augmented panel estimation

Using cross-sectionally augmented panel data for 42 African countries from 1980 to 2022, this study reveals that while health infrastructure and economic development boost longevity, the westernization of diets toward ultra-processed foods significantly undermines life expectancy, highlighting a critical trade-off between food security and public health.

Ngonidzashe Chiranga, Regret Sunge2026-08-25
📈 economics

An Intelligent Ensemble Learning Framework for Early Corporate Bankruptcy Prediction Using Financial Ratios and Market Dynamics

This study proposes a hybrid ensemble machine learning framework that integrates financial ratios and market dynamics to significantly improve the accuracy and stability of early corporate bankruptcy predictions for firms listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, offering a robust alternative to traditional statistical models.

VIJAYALAKSHMI P, KISHORE KUNAL, CHANDINI SHREE S. V, JAISANKAR SHANMUGA SUNDARAM2026-08-25
📈 economics

Sustaining Public-Sector Capability as the Workforce Ages: Succession Exposure Across Federal, State, and Local Government in the United States

Utilizing 2024 American Community Survey data, this study reveals that the U.S. public-sector workforce is significantly older and more credentialed than its private-sector counterpart, facing a critical succession crisis with a thinner early-career pipeline and concentrated risks in management that necessitate shifting monitoring focus from headcount to composition and succession exposure.

Ali Akram2026-08-25
📈 economics

Harmonizing Supply Chain Decarbonization and Green Inflation: A Dual Perspective from Main Path Analysis and Acer’s Carbon-Neutral Practices

This study integrates a Main Path Analysis of 3,359 academic papers on supply chain decarbonization with a case study of Acer Inc.'s sustainability initiatives to explore the intersection of environmental goals, green inflation, and actionable corporate strategies for balancing economic viability with net-zero commitments.

Wei-Hao Su, Jen-Chieh Wang, Mengru Tu, Wen-Chuan Ke2026-08-25
📈 economics

From Technology Transfer to Ecosystem Value Creation: A Network-Aware Model of Adoption in University-Based Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

This paper proposes a network-aware, falsifiable model linking four technology-transfer arrangements to adoption and multi-dimensional value creation in university ecosystems, demonstrating its computational estimability and measurement requirements through synthetic data and an illustrative audit, while noting that empirical validation remains pending due to data limitations.

Maria Giovanna Trotta, Angelo Leogrande, Mauro Di Molfetta, Valeria Notarnicola, Alessandro Iusco2026-08-25