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This paper considers the complementarity of social, economic and environmental policy in South Africa, using the mining … sector as a case study. The mining sector has been chosen due to its unique position as a backbone of the South African … mandates; and the intersections between policy actors from the state, the mining industry, labour and civil society. This …
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South-South interregional exchanges have so far been barren. In many cases, e.g. between Asia and Africa, this assessment is … Asian Nations (ASEAN) within the broader context of Africa-Asia relations, the paper aspires to provoke further research …
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We map the mining sector in Europe, with a focus on Energy Transition Metals (ETMs), and present an in-depth analysis … offer a spatially disaggregated view of the current mining projects and associated environmental costs in terms of CO2 …, we map the environmental, physical, and monetary impact of current mining activities in Europe, and understand what a …
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This paper examines the impact of capital gains taxation on firms’ investment and financing decisions. We develop a real options model in which the timing of investment, the decision to default, and the firm’s capital structure are endogenouslyand jointly determined. Our analysis shows that...
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We analyze a closely held corporation characterized by the absence of a resale market for shares and by potentially having several significant shareholders. The founder of the firm may optimally choose to distribute voting power to several large shareholders since this forces them to form...
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We investigate the patterns of ultimate distribution of ownership in a sample of small closely held corporations. Motivated by recent corporate governance theories we define control dilution as the absenc of a single dominating shareholder. Most firms have one or two ultimate owners implying...
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We analyze the impact of a 75 pct. Break-Through rule on 1,035 European firms with dual class shares. In 3-5 pct. of the firms the controlling owners incur a direct loss of control, whereas in additional 11-17 pct. of the firms the controlling owners are likely to incur a control loss. Firms in...
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