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| Threshold Effects of Supply Chain Integration on Financial and Economic Performance Under Digital Transformation: Evidence from Rural Transition Economies. By Baraku, Sead;Hasaj, Alkida;Brajković, Nevena Journal of Risk & Financial Management. Jul2026, Vol. 19 Issue 7, p501. 25p. Abstract :Digital transformation is increasingly viewed as a strategic driver of operational efficiency, financial performance, and organisational resilience in rural transition economies. Existing research, however, largely assumes homogeneous digitalisation effects across firms while overlooking the structural conditions shaping integration efficiency. This study investigates the threshold relationship between supply chain integration and financial–economic performance using a threshold regression framework. The analysis is based on firm-level data from 80 agricultural, agritourism, and tourism-related firms operating in rural Northern Albania. Methodologically, the study combines Hansen`s threshold estimation with robust OLS and threshold logistic regression models, complemented by exploratory macro-level threshold analysis for Western Balkan economies. The findings reveal significant regime-dependent dynamics. Below the estimated socio-economic integration threshold, supply chain integration generates weak and statistically insignificant effects. Above the threshold, integration mechanisms produce substantially stronger financial and operational outcomes, indicating that digital transformation becomes economically productive primarily under sufficiently integrated organisational conditions. Additional diagnostics further show that highly integrated firms achieve superior coordination efficiency, resource allocation, and financial resilience. The study contributes to the literature by advancing a managerial-financial and coordination-based interpretation of digital transformation and its threshold performance effects in rural transition economies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] | |||
| Household migration in response to climate and severe weather: Heterogeneous sorting and the rural–urban divide. By VanCeylon, Jarron;Melstrom, Richard T. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Aug2026, Vol. 108 Issue 4, p1031-1047. 17p. Abstract :This paper investigates rural–urban climate disparities by analyzing household moves in response to severe weather events along the U.S. East Coast. Using a longitudinal sorting model, we assess migration following Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster declarations and find that household willingness to pay to avoid disasters differs between urban and rural areas. Specifically, households are willing to pay approximately $925 to avoid urban areas affected by hurricanes and $1072 to avoid rural areas affected by floods. Additionally, we find partial evidence that migration responses differ between White and Black/Hispanic households. These findings highlight the importance of understanding climate adaptation disparities across racial and ethnic groups, providing insights into equitable disaster aid and climate resilience strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] | |||
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