Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

1925 - 2025

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Volume 93, issue 4, 2022

What do cooperative firms maximize, if at all? Evidence from Emilia‐Romagna in the pre‐Covid decade pp. 821-847

Guido Caselli, Michele Costa and Flavio Delbono

Drivers of depositor discipline in credit unions pp. 849-885

Javier Gómez‐Biscarri, Germán López‐Espinosa and Andrés Mesa‐Toro

The frontier of social impact finance in the public sector: Theory and two case studies pp. 887-912

Leonardo Becchetti, Fabio Pisani, Francesco Salustri and Lorenzo Semplici

Managing goal conflict. The case of agency theory in the policy settings for public–private partnerships; A perspective on citizen and government interests pp. 913-930

Sebastian Zwalf

Revenue diversification and municipally owned companies’ role in shaping the debt of municipalities pp. 931-975

Anna Białek‐Jaworska

Intended and unintended effects of specialized regulation on microfinance institutions’ double‐bottom line management pp. 977-999

Enrico Bellazzecca and Olga Biosca

Contractor default: Predictions, politics, and penalties in the procurement process pp. 1001-1039

Stephen P. Ferris, Jan Hanousek and Reza Houston

Investigating the link between social cooperation sector and economic well‐being of Italian provinces through the lens of social capital pp. 1041-1062

Giuseppe Terzo

Professional traders’ individual and social preferences under risk: Does group's wealth matter? pp. 1063-1082

Rocco Caferra, Andrea Morone, Piergiuseppe Morone and Paolo Storelli

Firm innovation and local bank efficiency in Italy: Does the type of bank matter? pp. 1083-1128

Cristian Barra and Nazzareno Ruggiero

Corruption and tax revenues: Evidence from Italian regions pp. 1129-1152

Salvatore Capasso, Lorenzo Cicatiello, Elina De Simone and Lodovico Santoro

Does governance matter for the public debt–inflation relationship in developed countries? Panel quantile regression approach pp. 1153-1173

Nguyen Van Bon

Volume 93, issue 3, 2022

Is it more difficult to replace the volunteer directors of non‐profit organizations that have recourse to public funds? Evidence from France pp. 507-531

Lionel Prouteau

Punishment mechanisms and cooperation in public goods games: Experimental evidence pp. 533-549

Hui‐Chun Peng

Co‐operative enterprise anti‐cyclicality and the economic crisis: A comparative analysis of employment dynamics in Italy pp. 551-577

Carlo Borzaga, Chiara Carini and Ermanno Celeste Tortia

Teachers’ views of corporate reputation: Influence on behavioral outcomes pp. 579-605

Inocencia María Martínez‐León and Isabel Olmedo‐Cifuentes

Intercooperation, flexicurity and their impact on workers: The case of Fagor Electrodomésticos pp. 607-635

Josu Santos‐Larrazabal and Imanol Basterretxea

Do cooperative banks matter for new business creation? Evidence on Italian manufacturing industry pp. 637-675

Mariarosaria Agostino, Lucia Errico, Sandro Rondinella and Francesco Trivieri

When ‘uncertainty’ becomes ‘unknown’: Influences of economic uncertainty on the shadow economy pp. 677-716

Canh Nguyen and Thanh Su

Efficient performance by companies with mixed ownership: Privatization and divestiture of a vertically integrated public monopoly pp. 717-730

Sanford Berg, Makoto Okamura, Haruka Yane and Shinji Yane

The implications of deteriorating state‐owned enterprise performance on the South African economy pp. 731-754

Margaret Mabugu, Martin Henseler, Ramos Mabugu and Hélène Maisonnave

Optimal emission taxation and the Porter hypothesis under Bertrand competition pp. 755-765

Flavio Delbono and Luca Lambertini

Decentralization and welfare: Evidence from a panel of countries pp. 767-796

Tristan Canare

Cooperatives and economic growth in a developing country: The case of Nepal pp. 797-815

Ramesh C. Paudel and Chakra Pani Acharya

Volume 93, issue 2, 2022

Recent advances on impact measurement for the social and solidarity economy: Empirical and methodological challenges pp. 253-266

Marie J. Bouchard and Damien Rousselière

A political economy of social impact measurement pp. 267-291

Florence Jany‐Catrice

Social impact measurement: An interpretive framework based on the economics of conventions and two French case studies pp. 293-312

Marion Studer

Cooperative identity as a yardstick for transformative change pp. 313-336

Sonja Novkovic

Impact of cooperative membership on production efficiency of smallholder goat farmers in Nepal pp. 337-356

Huma Neupane, Krishna Paudel, Mandeep Adhikari and Qinying He

Evaluating social impact in practice: Constructing a response to institutional demand in a French nonprofit organization pp. 357-380

Julien Kleszczowski and Nathalie Raulet‐Croset

Measuring the impact of sheltered workshops through the SROI: A case analysis in southern Spain pp. 381-415

Teresa Savall Morera, Carmen Guzmán and Francisco J. Santos

Understanding social impact assessment through Public Value Theory: A comparative analysis on WISEs in France and Denmark pp. 417-434

Bryan Dufour, Francesca Petrella and Nadine Richez‐Battesti

Vers une conception d’évaluation plurielle et collective de la mesure d'impacts de projets en ESS. Inscrire territoires et durabilité au cœur de la démarche pp. 435-455

Valérie Billaudeau, Emmanuel Bioteau, Oriane Vérité, Cécile Grémy‐Gros and Hervé Christofol

Towards the transformative social economy: Proposal of a system of indicators for cooperative social entrepreneurship pp. 457-501

Mirene Begiristain‐Zubillaga, Enekoitz Etxezarreta‐Etxarri and Jon Morandeira‐Arca

Volume 93, issue 1, 2022

Effects of cooperative membership on financial performance of banana farmers in China: A heterogeneous analysis pp. 5-27

Wanglin Ma, Hongyun Zheng, Yueji Zhu and Jianling Qi

What is the influence of government programs on farmer organizations and their impacts? Evidence from Zambia pp. 29-53

Margitta Minah

Factors affecting borrowers’ turnover in microfinance institutions: A panel evidence pp. 55-84

Md Aslam Mia, Hasanul Banna, Abu Hanifa Md Noman, Md Rabiul Alam and Md. Sohel Rana

Does the charter form lead to lower borrowing costs? Examining the case of California local governments pp. 85-102

Junghack Kim, Bruce D McDonald and Jongmin Shon

The impact of indirect tax on income distribution and poverty in Tanzania pp. 103-128

Asiya Maskaeva, Zanda Bochkaeva, Joel Mmasa and Mgeni Msafiri

Need‐resource indicators and nonprofit human services organization density pp. 129-160

Kunal Y. Sevak and LaKami Baker

The potential of land shareholding cooperatives for inclusive agribusiness development in Africa pp. 161-176

Gian Nicola Francesconi and Fleur Wouterse

Trade unions and corporate social responsibility pp. 177-203

Laszlo Goerke

Does the legal form matter for firm performance in the MENA region? pp. 205-227

Issam Abdo Ahmad and Ali Fakih

Une analyse socio‐économique de la trajectoire institutionnelle de l'entreprise sociale: le cas de la Corée du Sud pp. 229-247

Eric Bidet and Hyungsik Eum

Volume 92, issue 4, 2021

Board‐level employee representative independence: Myth or reality? Theoretical analysis and empirical research—the case for Slovenia pp. 569-585

Valentina Franca and Anja Strojin Štampar

Exploring Draheim's three dimensions of success in cooperative organizations—the case of collective Alpine summer farms pp. 587-602

Stefan Mann and Andrei Stoinescu

Centralized standards and local taxation in municipal waste management pp. 603-619

Giuseppe Di Liddo and Annalisa Vinella

Effect of deposit mobilization on the technical efficiency of rural saving and credit cooperatives: Evidence from Ethiopia pp. 621-647

Girma Jirata Duguma and Jiqin Han

Technical assistance: A determinant of cooperative member loyalty pp. 649-668

Marcelo Ferreira, Clea Macagnan, Daniel Vancin and Ana Toaldo

Characterization of farmer‐based cooperative societies in the upper west region of Ghana pp. 669-687

Stanley Kojo Dary and Jasper Grashuis

Endogenous timing in a mixed duopoly under the optimal degree of privatization pp. 689-704

Kojun Hamada

Ethical values in social economy for sustainable development pp. 705-729

Francisco Rincon‐Roldan and Alvaro Lopez‐Cabrales

Volume 92, issue 3, 2021

Knowledge creation: new frontiers for public investment pp. 379-386

Massimo Florio

Biomed Europa: After the coronavirus, a public infrastructure to overcome the pharmaceutical oligopoly pp. 387-409

Massimo Florio and Simona Gamba

The learning mechanisms through public procurement for innovation: The case of government‐funded basic research organizations pp. 411-446

Paolo Castelnovo and Martina Dal Molin

From scientific experiments to innovation: Impact pathways of a Synchrotron Light Facility pp. 447-472

Gelsomina Catalano, Gaston García López, Alejandro Sánchez and Silvia Vignetti

Human and social capital accumulation within research infrastructures: The case of CERN pp. 473-496

Gelsomina Catalano, Francesco Giffoni and Valentina Morretta

Demonstrating public value to funders and other stakeholders—the journey of ELIXIR, a virtual and distributed research infrastructure for life science data pp. 497-510

Corinne S. Martin, Susanna Repo, Juan Arenas Márquez, Niklas Blomberg, Katharina B. Lauer, Xènia Pérez Sitjà, Premysl Velek, Ana M. P. Melo, Christine Stansberg, Francesca De Leo, Elina Griniece, Hannes Rothe, Robert Petryszak and Andrew Smith

The impact of the Italian Space Agency on scientific knowledge: Evidence from academic publications pp. 511-529

Davide Vurchio and Anna Giunta

Ex‐ante socio‐economic impact assessment for a social science research infrastructure: The case of EuroCohort pp. 531-563

Giulio Ecchia, Chris O'Leary and Luciano Messori

Volume 92, issue 2, 2021

Risk attitudes within farmer cooperative organizations: Evidence from China's fresh apple industry pp. 173-205

Shaoze Jin, Xiangping Jia and Harvey James

Beyond focus: Exploring variability of service provision of agricultural cooperatives pp. 207-231

Kifle T. Sebhatu, Fatemeh Taheri, Tekeste Berhanu, Miet Maertens, Steven Van Passel and Marijke D'Haese

Sophisticated electoral accountability pp. 233-260

Alessandro Belmonte

Financial structure and cooperative efficiency: A pecking‐order evidence from sugarcane farmers in Eswatini pp. 261-281

Kuhle Prudence Mnisi and Abdul Latif Alhassan

Classification of co‐operative member shares as equity or liabilities: The case of consumer co‐operatives in South Korea pp. 283-305

Jinseon Seo and Woosuk Choi

Evaluating the performance of local SoEs as output‐maximizing entities: The case of Friuli Venezia Giulia pp. 307-332

Antonio Massarutto, Andrea Garlatti, Stefano Miani, Ernesto Cassetta and Silvia Iacuzzi

Governance of interorganizational health emergency networks: Facing the Zika pandemic pp. 333-354

Joaquim Rubens Fontes‐Filho, Carla Kaufmann, Tania Maria Fonseca, Roberto Pimenta, Juliana de Souza and Ernane Novaes

Moderating effects of corruption and informality on the fiscal decentralization—economic growth nexus: Insights from OECD countries pp. 355-373

Cong Minh Huynh and Hoai Nam Tran

Volume 92, issue 1, 2021

The increasing role and the diversity forms of Commons for production and preservation of essential goods and services pp. 5-12

Philippe Bance and Jérôme Schoenmaeckers

Social and solidarity economy and social and solidarity commons: Towards the (re)discovery of an ethic of the common good? pp. 13-32

Andrea Salustri

Commons and cooperatives: A new governance of collective action pp. 33-53

Alexandre Guttmann

Cooperative conversion and communalization: Closely observed interactions between the material and the mental pp. 55-77

Hervé Charmettant and Yvan Renou

Résilience d'une méta‐organisation: Le cas d'un commun de l'alimentation pp. 79-100

Alexandrine Lapoutte

Elements of the institutionalization process of the forest and pasture commons in Romania as particular forms of social economy pp. 101-118

Irina‐Sînziana Opincaru

Do socially motivated self‐help groups perform better? Exploring determinants of micro‐credit groups’ performance in Eastern India pp. 119-146

Anirban Pal and Piyush Kumar Singh

Public good, collective action and financial regulation pp. 147-167

Faruk Ülgen