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The impact of CEOs’ characteristics on pricing at initial coin offerings
The Journal of the New Economic Association. 2025. No. 1(66). P. 132–157.
The present study investigates the impact of chief executive officers’ (CEOs) observable, psychological, and facial traits on the valuation of initial coin offerings (ICOs). To collect data on the CEOs’ traits, we processed textual data from websites, their personal pages on social networks, interviews, and other sources. We applied an artificial intelligence approach to quantify the facial characteristics of CEOs from their photos. We used the ICO Drops and CoinMarketCap databases to retrieve ICOs during the COVID-19 period. We then applied regression analysis to test hypotheses regarding their association with ICO valuation. The findings indicate significant results for tenure and dominance, while lacking predictive power for age, gender, human capital, extraversion, and facial parameters during the crisis period. The results, in the form of formulated CEO profiles during the crisis period, may provide implications for both investors and ventures to appropriately assess CEOs’ signals during the ICO launching process.
Matveeva N., Yudkevich M., Higher Education 2026 P. 1–20
This study draws on neo-institutional theory and the convergence/divergence debate in higher education research to examine whether public and private universities in EU candidate countries converge or diverge in their research activity and collaboration patterns. We analyse Scopus-indexed publication data for 43 universities across Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, North Macedonia and Serbia for the ...
Added: August 19, 2026
Biryukova O. V., Barzunov D., Pautov A., Проблемы Дальнего Востока 2026 № 4
The formation of new transcontinental transport arteries intensifies geoeconomic competition in Eurasia and requires the development of sustainable models of investment cooperation. The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative and the International North—South Transport Corridor represent distinct institutional concepts for infrastructure financing, differing in their sources of capital, degree of centralization, and mechanisms of risk allocation. ...
Added: August 19, 2026
Gaete Sepulveda M. A., Navarra: Eunsa, 2026.
Toward the Fifth-Generation University (5GU) is a work that proposes a transformative governance framework for institutions of higher education, capable of addressing the challenges of sustainability, digital reflexivity, and co-creation with multiple stakeholders. Drawing on a historical overview from University 1.0—focused on the preservation of knowledge—to University 5.0, the text presents a model centered on ...
Added: August 18, 2026
Lysenok N., International Journal of Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications 2026 Vol. 18 No. 17s P. 533–549
This paper asks which families of volatility forecasting models create economic value in active trading, and through which integration channel that value is transmitted. Seven models drawn from four families — econometric (GJR-GARCH, HAR-J), gradient boosting (XGBoost, LightGBM), recurrent neural networks (LSTM, GRU) and a hybrid combining HAR-J with boosting — are compared on the ...
Added: August 18, 2026
Alena Bernyukevich, / Series WP BRP "Basic research program". 2025.
This essay explores the complex issue of determining the appropriate level of risk when implementing innovations within organizations. While innovation is widely recognized as a cornerstone of competitiveness, growth, and sustainability, excessive or poorly managed risk can lead to significant challenges. The discussion highlights key factors influencing acceptable risk levels, including alignment with corporate goals, ...
Added: August 17, 2026
Shaposhnikov S., Asia and Africa today 2025
Digital transformation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India is critical to enhancing competitiveness and improving economic performance. It also helps address unemployment and regional inequality. However, SMEs face financial constraints, a digital skills shortage, resistance to change, and cybersecurity challenges. The authors analyze the impact of government initiatives such as Digital India, CGTMSE, ...
Added: August 14, 2026
Bessonova E., Мякишева С. М., Новиков С. В., Вопросы экономики 2026 № 8 С. 95–124
This paper examines total factor productivity (TFP) dynamics among Russian enterprises from 2018 to 2024, using translogarithmic production function estimates for 290 industries. To address endogeneity and functional dependence issues, we employ the Ackerberg—Caves—Frazer methodology with a control function approach. Our findings reveal distinct sectoral patterns. In mining, both simple average and value-added-weighted TFP rose ...
Added: August 13, 2026
BRICS Journal of Economics 2026 Vol. 7 No. 2 P. 185–209
This study provides an empirical analysis of the relationship between trade and the environment in Singapore. It offers valuable insights into reconciling economic growth and environmental sustainability in this globally significant trade center and contributes significantly to policy formulation for trade-oriented economies. The paper examines empirical trends in trade openness, foreign direct investment (FDI), economic ...
Added: August 13, 2026
Gokhberg L., Kutsenko E., Lebedeva S. et al., М.: ИСИЭЗ ВШЭ, 2025.
This publication prepared by the Russian Cluster Observatory of the National Research University Higher School of Economics Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge is a followup of the 2021 publication dedicated to the statistical measurement of the creative economy of Moscow.
It provides the basic economic indicators of Moscow’s creative industries, assessment of the ...
Added: August 13, 2026
Evgeniia K., Cardoni A., Makeeva E. Y. et al., Business Strategy and the Environment 2026 P. 1–17
This study investigates the relevance of sustainable governance (SG) and its impactful elements in the context of the Russian market, a unique case of an isolated economy, using market value as a proxy for concept relevance. Adopting stakeholder and institutional approaches, this study uses panel data from 152 firms listed on the Moscow Exchange from ...
Added: August 12, 2026
Saraev V., Medovnikov D., Розмирович С. Д. et al., М.: Иннопрактика, 2020.
This report presents a brief summary of the results of a study devoted to the analysis of innovation practices in large Russian companies, their comparison with the most successful international experience, and the identification of opportunities to improve the effectiveness of innovation development tools. ...
Added: August 11, 2026
Rozhkova K., Roshchin S., Roshchina Y., Вопросы экономики 2026 № 8 С. 29–54
Стремительное развитие генеративного искусственного интеллекта (генИИ) усилило дискуссии о том, как новые технологии трансформируют рынок труда, особенно позиции и задачи, которые еще недавно мог выполнять только человек. Эксперименты показывают, что генеративный ИИ может обеспечить значительный прирост производительности, особенно менее квалифицированных сотрудников, что может приводить к возникновению индивидуальной зарплатной отдачи на рынке труда. Впервые для России ...
Added: August 11, 2026
Puchkov E., Knyaginina N., М.: Национальный исследовательский университет "Высшая школа экономики", 2026.
The report examines the ecosystem supporting the development of social entrepreneurship in Europe. It considers the historical evolution of the sector, the approaches adopted by the European Union and individual countries to defining and recognising social enterprises, and the differences between European and Russian models. Particular attention is paid to the role of social enterprises ...
Added: August 11, 2026
Междуреченск: Кузбасский государственный технический университет им. Т.Ф. Горбачева, 2026.
В сборнике представлены материалы докладов по направлениям Международной научно-практической конференции «Современные тенденции и инновации в науке и производстве»: 1. Технологии и инновации в горной промышленности; 2. Экономика, управление, финансы; 3. Информационные системы и технологии; 4. Юный исследователь. Целью этой конференции является обмен передовым опытом, повышения квалификации их участников и, вместе с тем, это способ установления и укрепления научного сотрудничества среди ...
Added: August 11, 2026
Fedyunina A., Drapkin I. M., Simachev Y. V., Area Development and Policy 2026
Trade sanctions generate asymmetric shocks in developing economies, reshaping their integration into global value chains (GVCs). Using a gravity framework covering 68 developing countries over the period 2000–2021, this paper examines how sanctions affect forward and backward GVC linkages. We find that sanctions significantly reduce both dimensions of GVC participation: backward linkages suffer deeper and ...
Added: August 10, 2026
Kotyrlo E., Zhang W., Applied Economics 2026
The study investigates the heterogeneity of the effect of COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions on economic well-being in Russia based on labour market size, socio-demographic groups and income distribution. We examine the effect by composing a group of private-sector workers affected by pandemic-related restrictions in the labour market. We use public-sector workers as a counterfactual. Difference in ...
Added: July 20, 2026
Васильчук М. С., Шаньков Ф. М., Chumakova M. et al., Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of Economics 2021 Vol. 18 No. 2 P. 247–258
The 2019 Coronavirus disease outbreak leads to negative psychological outcomes not only for healthcare workers and patients, but also for the general public. S. Hobfoll’s Conservation of Resources theory is one of the most applicable models for conceptualizing and evaluating natural and social catastrophes and their impact. A web-based screening has been conducted at the ...
Added: June 30, 2026
Levin J., Oprea T. I., Davidovich S. et al., Nature Biotechnology 2020 P. 1127–1131
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way scientific and clinical results are shared and disseminated. According to a recent analysis, an average of 367 COVID-19 papers are being published every week, with a median time from submission to acceptance of just 6 days (compared with 84 days for non-COVID-19 content)1. These unprecedented peer review turnaround ...
Added: June 1, 2026
Салагай О. О., Сахарова Г. М., Антонов Н. С. et al., Общественное здоровье 2024 Т. 4 № 4 С. 4–15
Introduction. The study is devoted to the analysis of the dynamics of the tobacco and alcohol use prevalence among the adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The purpose of the study: to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevalence of tobacco and nicotine-containing products consumption among the adult population of the Russian Federation, men and ...
Added: April 9, 2026
Салагай О. О., Сахарова Г. М., Антонов Н. С. et al., Общественное здоровье 2022 Т. 2 № 2 С. 29–39
The fight against the COVID‑19 pandemic has led to the implementation of unprecedented measures in countries, including self-isolation, which have had a significant impact on people’s behavior and could lead to a change in the consumption of tobacco and nicotine-containing products. This article provides an overview of studies evaluating smoking behavior change and its impact ...
Added: April 9, 2026
Islentyeva Anna, Scheffler T., Discourse and Communication 2024 Vol. 18 No. 2 P. 216–243
This paper represents a comparative study that explores the governmental vaccine advertising campaigns that were authorised by two English-speaking and two German-speaking countries – namely Australia, Britain, Austria and Germany – within the context of the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The data set in question comprises 40 vaccination posters issued by each country’s respective government between ...
Added: March 9, 2026
Marina Zavertiaeva, de Cabo R. M., Gimeno R. et al., International Journal of Consumer Studies 2026 Vol. 50 No. 2 Article e70178
This study investigates how gendered facial cues shape the visibility of executives personal brands on LinkedIn. Building on signaling theory, we analyze 5575 public executive profiles, extract facial metrics through machine-learning landmark detection, and model direct and indirect pathways to digital visibility outcomes proxied by follower counts using negative binomial regressions and generalized structural equation ...
Added: February 27, 2026
Bilqis L. C., Shishkina A., Journal of Globalization Studies 2025 Vol. 16 No. 2 P. 169–179
This article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of digital nomadism in the period after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has accelerated the trend on transformation of many aspects of life, including labor market, due to digitalization. The authors discuss the significance of this phenomenon in the context of the intensified ...
Added: February 25, 2026
Semenova M., Loginova Y., Balsevich A. A., Pacific-Basin Finance Journal 2026 Vol. 97 Article 103118
This paper examines the effect of board gender diversity on bank performance during the COVID-19 crisis. Using a panel dataset of 173 European banks spanning the period 2010–2022, we find that the presence of female directors on bank boards is positively associated with profitability and solvency during the pandemic period. The positive impact is more ...
Added: February 22, 2026