Using a state of the art structural gravity model, we investigate the impact of various (post-)colonial cocoa trading arrangements on the cocoa trade between developing cocoa producer countries and rich industrial cocoa consumer nations in the time period 1951 to 1999. We find that in particular...

This study aimed to assess the current implementation and effectiveness of 5Rs strategies (refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle) at the household and institutional levels. 160 respondents were randomly selected from suburban areas, the municipality, and communities surrounding the...

Literature on innovation has identified specific innovation patterns under scarcity conditions. This research investigates organizational and business environment factors that could be predictors of Jugaad-driven innovation to gain insight into the mechanisms of how resource-constrained firms...

This study investigates the relationship between board characteristics (Sharia boards and boards of directors) and capital structure decisions of Islamic commercial banks (ICBs). The sample consisted of 14 ICBs in Indonesia operated during 2007-2021. The data were analyzed using the random...

This study examines the energy policy landscape and renewable energy efforts in Bangladesh, with the goals of achieving sustainable development and reducing the climate change effects as the primary foci of the investigation. According to the findings of the study, it is critical to incorporate...

Currency depreciation poses challenges to long-term sustainable energy planning, particularly in the context of developing nations and cities. Yet, energy system models typically fail to assess the impacts of currency depreciation on sustainability strategies. This study employs a cost...