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Efficiency Dynamics of Turkish Airports: A Non-Radial Slacks-Based Measure (SBM) Malmquist Productivity Index Analysis

This study employs a non-radial SBM-Malmquist Productivity Index to analyze 50 Turkish airports from 2021 to 2025, revealing that while major hubs maintain efficiency, overall productivity is driven primarily by technological change rather than managerial improvements, highlighting the need for better capacity utilization and digital infrastructure to support regional recovery.

Ihsan ALP, Songül BULUT2026-09-24

📈 economics

When Do Realised Losses Become Subjective Economic Insecurity? Evidence from Cyclone Ana in Malawi

This paper investigates how Tropical Cyclone Ana in Malawi differentially shapes subjective economic insecurity based on the type of realized loss, finding that while farm losses drive immediate financial pessimism and climate risk perceptions, business losses fuel expectations of future deterioration, and pre-existing humanitarian capacity mitigates the link between realized losses and anticipated decline.

Raffaela Grigolli Cesar2026-09-24

📈 economics

Oil rents and economic growth: Does digital adoption matter?

This study finds that while high oil rents generally hinder economic growth, increased digital adoption significantly mitigates this negative effect, suggesting that digitalization can help resource-dependent economies overcome the resource curse by fostering better governance, diversification, and productivity.

Pedram Sharafi, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan2026-09-24

📈 economics

You Can Only Die of One Thing: Competing Causes and the Economics of Recording Liver Mortality in Russia, 2012–2019

This paper demonstrates that in Russia, rising alcohol consumption paradoxically correlates with fewer recorded hepatitis deaths within regions because certifiers prioritize alcohol as the cause of death over viral hepatitis, revealing how competing causes of death distort mortality statistics and bias health resource allocation.

Anton Nikolaev2026-09-24

📈 economics

Foreign aid shaped social development in Jordan from 2000 to 2024 by supporting resilience rather than structural transformation

This article argues that while foreign aid successfully bolstered Jordan's social resilience and maintained human development gains between 2000 and 2024 amidst regional shocks, it failed to drive structural transformation, resulting in rising unemployment and poverty due to an overreliance on budget support rather than productive investment.

Musa shteiwi2026-09-24

📈 economics

Trade Facilitation and Women's Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Governance and Democratic Institutions

This study of 32 Sub-Saharan African countries from 2014 to 2022 finds that while trade facilitation reduces the gender wage gap and enhances political empowerment, it widens vulnerable employment gaps, with these outcomes heavily dependent on the quality of governance and democratic institutions.

Kouakou Martinien KOFFI, Yapo Kambo Paul Rodrigue ALLE, Kwami Ossadzifo WONYRA2026-09-24

📈 economics

A Weighted PESTLE Diagnostic of Critical Raw Materials Sector Development in North Macedonia: Quantifying Macro-Environmental Constraints for Integration into European Union Value Chains

This study introduces a transparent, evidence-anchored Weighted PESTLE framework to quantify macro-environmental constraints on North Macedonia's critical raw materials sector, revealing that while the country possesses geological potential, its integration into EU value chains is primarily hindered by deficiencies in governance, environmental enforcement, and processing capabilities rather than resource endowment.

Dragi Peltechki¹, Marija Hadzi-Nikolova¹, Stojance Mijalkovski¹2026-09-24

📈 economics

Green Supply Chain Management Practices for Carbon Emission Reduction in Manufacturing SMEs Through Sequential Environmental Capability Development

Drawing on the Natural Resource-Based View and survey data from 343 Chinese manufacturing SMEs, this study reveals that Green Supply Chain Management practices drive carbon emission reduction through a sequential capability-building process involving circular economy practices, green innovation, and environmental management practices, a relationship further strengthened by top management's environmental commitment.

Tahir Iqbal, Tehmina Inam, Mohammed Yaseen Puthen Parambil Aboobaker, Abhinav Bhardwaz, Kamal Babar, Segundo Alberto Vás (…)2026-09-24

📈 economics

Green Ambidexterity and SDG Disclosure: Examining the Role of Green Exploration and Green Exploitation in Enhancing Social Reputation

This study of Indonesian listed firms reveals that green ambidexterity, through both green exploitation and exploration, significantly enhances SDG disclosure, which in turn strengthens corporate social reputation, with board size and sustainability committees further supporting disclosure quality.

Budi Chandra, Ria Karina, Auliya Vanessa Lim, Tuan Zainun Tuan Mat, Mohammad Syaszuwan Mohd Radzi2026-09-24

📈 economics

Digital Influence Beyond Reach: Early Consumer Conversation and Subsequent Product Engagement on TikTok

This study demonstrates that on TikTok, high initial reach often correlates with lower product relevance, whereas the semantic quality and direction of early consumer conversations serve as superior predictors of subsequent product engagement compared to traditional volume-based metrics.

Nguyen Quang Truc Tran2026-09-24

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