Azerbaijan State University of Economics

Early Mental Recovery After Job Loss: Uncovering Critical Factors Through a Novel Fuzzy Decision-Making Framework

In corporate life, job loss is a multidimensional crisis that not only threatens individuals’ economic security but also profoundly shakes psychological balance, sense of identity, and future expectations. The aim of this study is to identify the factors that most significantly i...

Does Government Environmental Spending Crowd in Green Investment? The Role of Carbon Pricing and the Limits of Fiscal Policy Alone

Governments around the world are spending more on environmental protection, but it is far from obvious that this spending pulls private capital into green assets. This paper asks whether government environmental expenditure crowds in green investment at the country level, whether...

Semantic alignment and professional formation in shaping expert perceptions of the shadow economy’s size

Purpose This study examines whether semantic alignment with a standardized definition and professional formation are associated with expert perceptions of the shadow economy’s size. It addresses a neglected measurement issue in perception-based shadow economy research: whether re...