📈 economics

Assessment of Credit Management Practices and Loan Default Factors: Evidence from Cooperative Bank of Oromia S.C., Ethiopia

This study evaluates the credit management practices of Cooperative Bank of Oromia S.C. and identifies that a combination of macroeconomic instability and internal weaknesses, such as poor appraisal and monitoring, significantly contribute to loan defaults, necessitating strengthened risk management strategies to improve financial performance.

LOKO MATHEWOS NIGATU2026-07-01
📈 economics

Model Selection as Policy Choice: Open-Weight LLMs Converge on Institutions but Diverge on Economic Policy

This study demonstrates that open-weight large language models are not interchangeable tools for policy analysis, as model selection—rather than sampling temperature—drives stable, structured divergences in economic policy preferences while maintaining consensus on institutional and environmental issues, thereby making model choice a critical governance decision.

Tamas Olah, Marianna Abuczki, Nayna Babar, Tibor Tokes2026-07-01
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Inflation in Indonesia: Determinants, Macroeconomic Consequences, Forecasting Approaches, and Policy Implications: A Systematic Mini Literature Review

This systematic mini literature review synthesizes evidence from ten studies to characterize Indonesian inflation as a complex, regionally heterogeneous phenomenon driven by monetary and fiscal variables, exchange rate dynamics, and food supply shocks, which exerts nonlinear effects on growth and inequality, thereby necessitating a coordinated, adaptive, and regionally differentiated policy framework.

Terbit Mahardika Herlambang, Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin2026-07-01
📈 economics

Human Resource Management Practices and Institutional Performance in the African Public Sector: A Systematic Review of Evidence and Policy Implications (2010 - 2025)

This systematic review of 48 studies from 2010 to 2025 synthesizes evidence on how five core HRM practices influence institutional performance in sub-Saharan Africa's public sector, highlighting the critical impact of merit-based recruitment and transparent payroll management while identifying significant evidence gaps in Lusophone contexts and uniformed services.

Artut David Chichava, Lígia Cacilda Maria André Zaqueu, Márcio Daniel Sitoe2026-07-01
📈 economics

Research on technology innovation efficiency of TCM formula granule enterprises based on three-stage data envelope analysis model

This paper employs a three-stage data envelope analysis model to evaluate the innovation efficiency of 13 listed TCM formula granule enterprises, revealing that their efficiency is positively influenced by industrial structure, per capita GDP, and government subsidies, while suggesting resource optimization and environmental stabilization as key strategies for improvement.

Yu Huijie, Shen Chen, Li Xinran, Zhang Tiantian2026-07-01
📈 economics

Uncovering Hidden Contagion Pathways: Graph Attention Networks and Frequency-Domain Connectedness in the Crypto-Commodity-Technology-Clean Energy Nexus

This study employs a novel hybrid framework combining Graph Attention Networks with Frequency-Domain Connectedness to reveal that cryptocurrencies like BTC and ETH act as primary contagion transmitters while commodities and stablecoins serve as insulated receivers, demonstrating that the new model detects significantly broader cross-market transmission pathways than traditional TVP-VAR benchmarks.

Ozan Nadirgil2026-07-01
📈 economics

Research on the Entrepreneurship and Transmission Evolution Mechanism of Platform Enterprises Based on Complex Networks

This study utilizes complex network modeling to demonstrate that while hub-and-spoke structures maximize entrepreneurial participation, market-oriented networks ensure the fastest transmission stability, with both organizational learning and platform-initiated entrepreneurship serving as critical drivers of structural evolution in platform enterprises.

Chun Huang, Rui Feng, Yan Cai, Kai Sun2026-07-01
📈 economics

Institutional Ties and Publication Advantage: Evidence from Journal–University Joint Conferences in China

This study reveals that journal–university joint conferences in China create a publication advantage for host-affiliated papers, particularly when institutional ties are reinforced by administrative or editorial involvement, yet these papers receive significantly fewer citations than benchmarks, suggesting that such ties influence editorial outcomes in ways misaligned with scholarly impact.

Weihua Cu, Huasheng Gao, Deli Wang2026-07-01
📈 economics

A Data Driven Decision Support Framework for Sustainable Agro-tourism (AgroTour- DSF) and Inclusive Growth of Rural Infrastructure

This paper proposes and validates AgroTour-DSF, a data-driven decision support framework designed to enhance the sustainability, performance evaluation, and inclusive growth of agro-tourism centers in Maharashtra's Western region by integrating multi-dimensional indicators to address infrastructure, marketing, and awareness challenges.

Alka Gadakh, Vidya Kumbhar2026-07-01