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Theoretical Economics Letters (TEL) is an openly accessible journal published bimonthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of theoretical economics. All manuscripts m…
Evangelos Sfakianakis
This conceptual paper develops a normative governance framework for the ethical deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in corporate bankruptcy prediction. Grounded in stakeholder theory, legitimacy theory, agency theory, and role-morality theory,…
Stavros G. Efthimiou
Tourism is a phenomenon and sector with much room for development and innovation, which is influenced by various factors such as geographical area, market demand and existing economic conditions. Using various case studies and empirical analysis, this study e…
Daniel Abayakaadina Atuilik
The fight against poverty and inequality continues to gain government attention. Consequently, the government continues to formulate and implement diverse policies with little success. However, there is a growing understanding that policies do not fail solely…
Armando Jose Garcia Pires, Frode Skjeret
We extend Deneckere and Davidson’s model on firms’ incentives to form coalitions to predict which firms are more likely to enter a coalition. In Deneckere and Davidson, all firms have the same incentives to enter a coalition because they are all symmetric and…
Aline Cristina Galvão Leandro
This article analyzes how the global credit score assigned by Moody’s influences Brazil’s institutional image, focusing on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) metrics and financial innovation represented by NTN-G (National Treasury Note Series G). The…
Hammad Siddiqi
Incoming information brings in news which could be neutral, good, or bad. However, the brain and the body’s response to bad news is much stronger and sustained. Bad news may trigger the human stress-response system which creates a chemical bath in both the br…
Sheikh Jafar Emran, Andrew Schmitz, 1 1
This paper examines the link between international sugar trade and rising obesity rates through the lens of sugar demand dynamics in sugar-importing and exporting countries. We develop a theoretical framework illustrating how trade-induced reductions in sugar…
Peter Brusov, Tatiana Filatova
The aim of the work is to further improve the qualitatively new approach to assessing the value of a business and a company, which has been proposed by us earlier. The methodology for collecting and processing data required for assessing a business and a comp…
Ulrich Kevin Kamdoum Kamwa, 1 1
A large population of sub-Sahara Africa has no or limited access to financial systems and products that are considered important for social development, financial inclusion, and economic resilience. The lack of access to financial systems causes a big concern…
Chun Pong Lie, 1 1
This comprehensive study seeks to thoroughly analyze the trend of the Japanese yen exchange rate by utilizing advanced economic methodologies. The Japanese yen, as one of the most traded currencies globally, significantly influences international trade and in…
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